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Defensive coloration is not a reliable indicator of fungal infection in aposematic poison frogs
Bright warning colors in animals often signal danger to predators and are thought to reflect health. But do these colors change when individuals are infect
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We explored how fungal infection 🍄 affects the bright warning colours of wild poison frogs 🐸. Neither melanin nor carotenoid colouration reliably signals infection status. Defensive signals may remain consistent even under pathogen pressure 👩🔬🧪
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Defensive colouration is not a reliable indicator of fungal infection in aposematic poison frogs
Bright warning colors in animals often signal danger to predators and are thought to reflect health. But do these colors change when individuals are sick?