2020•Journal of ZoologyRequires access
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Abstract
Through aposematic coloration, prey species signal their unprofitability to potential predators by conspicuous coloration. Here, we evaluated experimentally if the green dorsal color of Melanophryniscus cambaraensis functions as warning coloration. The green dorsal color of the species did not act as an aposematic signal, suggesting that aposematism is not always the best strategy for unpalatable prey species.