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How the ladybird got its spots: effects of resource limitation on the honesty of aposematic signals

  1. Jonathan D. Blount1,*,
  2. Hannah M. Rowland2,
  3. Falko P. Drijfhout3,
  4. John A. Endler4,
  5. Richard Inger1,
  6. John J. Sloggett5,
  7. Gregory D. D. Hurst6,
  8. David J. Hodgson1,
  9. Michael P. Speed6

Article first published online: 6 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01961.x

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Functional Ecology

Functional Ecology

Volume 26, Issue 2, pages 334–342, April 2012

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Blount, J. D., Rowland, H. M., Drijfhout, F. P., Endler, J. A., Inger, R., Sloggett, J. J., Hurst, G. D. D., Hodgson, D. J. and Speed, M. P. (2012), How the ladybird got its spots: effects of resource limitation on the honesty of aposematic signals. Functional Ecology, 26: 334–342. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01961.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Centre for Ecology & Conservation, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, UK

  2. 2

    Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK

  3. 3

    School of Physical & Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK

  4. 4

    Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong Campus, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia

  5. 5

    Maastricht Science Programme, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

  6. 6

    School of Biological Sciences, Life Science Building, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK

* Correspondence author. E-mail: j.d.blount@exeter.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 MAR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 6 FEB 2012
  3. Received 4 October 2011; accepted 21 December 2011 , Handling Editor: Adam Kay

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