Substrate thermal properties influence ventral brightness evolution in ectotherms

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• who: Jonathan Goldenberg from the University of have published the Article: Substrate thermal properties influence ventral brightness evolution in ectotherms, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
• what: The authors show that vipers (Squamata:Viperidae) inhabiting hot, highly radiative and superficially conductive substrates have evolved bright ventra for efficient heat transfer. The authors provide evidence that integument brightness can impact the behavioral ecology of ectotherms. For more details, please refer to Fig S2 a the authors aimed for 1/10 for comparative purposes. melanophores27. The authors propose that darker ventra may provide a thermal advantage in lower energy . . .
  

   

  

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