Colors and Some Morphological Traits as Defensive Mechanisms
in Anurans
Figure 3
Seasonal
variation (March 1988 to May 1989) in the dorsal coloration of reproductive
males of Hypsiboas prasinus (Hylidae),
and number of plants that exhibited leaf fall (brown lines) and leaf flushing
(green lines), in Serra do Japi, Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil. Brown bars
represent brown morphs (upper picture), green bars represent green morphs
(lower picture), and olive bars represent intermediate (olive) coloration
morphs. Plant phenology data were obtained from Morellato et al. [67].