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From eminent biologists like Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin to famous authors such as Rudyard Kipling in his Just So Stories, many people have asked, "Why do zebras have stripes?" There are many explanations, but until now hardly any have been seriously addressed or even tested....

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1. Verfasser:	Caro, T. M. (Timothy M.) (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Schlagworte:	Zebras > Color. Stripes. Protective coloration (Biology) Zèbres > Couleur. Rayures. Coloration cryptique. stripes. NATURE > Animals > Mammals. SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals. Stripes adaptive significance. black and white coloration. equids. evolution. hypothesis testing. zebras.
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Zusammenfassung:	From eminent biologists like Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin to famous authors such as Rudyard Kipling in his Just So Stories, many people have asked, "Why do zebras have stripes?" There are many explanations, but until now hardly any have been seriously addressed or even tested. In Zebra Stripes, Tim Caro takes readers through a decade of painstaking fieldwork examining the significance of black-and-white striping and, after systematically dismissing every hypothesis for these markings with new data, he arrives at a surprising conclusion: zebra markings are nature's defense against biting fly annoyance. Popular explanations for stripes range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a serious challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro is able to weigh up the pros and cons of each idea. Eventually--driven by experiments showing that biting flies avoid landing on striped surfaces, observations that striping is most intense where biting flies are abundant, and knowledge of zebras' susceptibility to biting flies and vulnerability to the diseases that flies carry--Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack. Not just a tale of one scientist's quest to solve a classic mystery of biology, Zebra Stripes is also a testament to the tremendous value of longitudinal research in behavioral ecology, demonstrating how observation, experiment, and comparative research can together reshape our understanding of the natural world
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780226411156 022641115X

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spelling	Caro, T. M. (Timothy M.), author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwcjVJdDBT8RrJcBf6yJP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93081859 Zebra stripes / Tim Caro. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016. 1 online resource (1 volume) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Stripes and equids -- Predation and crypsis -- Predation and aposematism -- Predation and confusion -- Ectoparasites -- Intraspecific communication -- Temperature regulation -- Multifactorial analyses -- The case for biting flies. Print version record. From eminent biologists like Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin to famous authors such as Rudyard Kipling in his Just So Stories, many people have asked, "Why do zebras have stripes?" There are many explanations, but until now hardly any have been seriously addressed or even tested. In Zebra Stripes, Tim Caro takes readers through a decade of painstaking fieldwork examining the significance of black-and-white striping and, after systematically dismissing every hypothesis for these markings with new data, he arrives at a surprising conclusion: zebra markings are nature's defense against biting fly annoyance. Popular explanations for stripes range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a serious challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro is able to weigh up the pros and cons of each idea. Eventually--driven by experiments showing that biting flies avoid landing on striped surfaces, observations that striping is most intense where biting flies are abundant, and knowledge of zebras' susceptibility to biting flies and vulnerability to the diseases that flies carry--Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack. Not just a tale of one scientist's quest to solve a classic mystery of biology, Zebra Stripes is also a testament to the tremendous value of longitudinal research in behavioral ecology, demonstrating how observation, experiment, and comparative research can together reshape our understanding of the natural world Zebras Color. Stripes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98003676 Protective coloration (Biology) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107648 Zèbres Couleur. Rayures. Coloration cryptique. stripes. aat NATURE Animals Mammals. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. bisacsh Protective coloration (Biology) fast Stripes fast adaptive significance. black and white coloration. equids. evolution. hypothesis testing. zebras. has work: Zebra stripes (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFW4gtVXvGKGKwrWmQYmq3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Caro, T.M. (Timothy M.). Zebra stripes. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016 9780226411019 (DLC) 2016019386 (OCoLC)944087652 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1334123 Volltext
spellingShingle	Caro, T. M. (Timothy M.) Zebra stripes / Stripes and equids -- Predation and crypsis -- Predation and aposematism -- Predation and confusion -- Ectoparasites -- Intraspecific communication -- Temperature regulation -- Multifactorial analyses -- The case for biting flies. Zebras Color. Stripes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98003676 Protective coloration (Biology) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107648 Zèbres Couleur. Rayures. Coloration cryptique. stripes. aat NATURE Animals Mammals. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. bisacsh Protective coloration (Biology) fast Stripes fast
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topic	Zebras Color. Stripes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98003676 Protective coloration (Biology) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85107648 Zèbres Couleur. Rayures. Coloration cryptique. stripes. aat NATURE Animals Mammals. bisacsh SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. bisacsh Protective coloration (Biology) fast Stripes fast
topic_facet	Zebras Color. Stripes. Protective coloration (Biology) Zèbres Couleur. Rayures. Coloration cryptique. stripes. NATURE Animals Mammals. SCIENCE Life Sciences Zoology Mammals. Stripes
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