BiologyEnvironmental Science

Thermal melanism in ectotherms

S. C. Trullas, J. H. Wyk, J. Spotila

2007.7.1JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.01.013

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A synthesis of the thermal melanism hypothesis which states that dark individuals are at an advantage under conditions of low temperature since they heat up faster than light individuals at a given level of solar radiation is provided.

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TRULLAS, S. C.; WYK, J. H.; SPOTILA, J. Thermal melanism in ectotherms. JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY, 2007, 32: 235–245.