Infrared reflectance in leaf-sitting neotropical frogs.
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Two members of the glass-frog family Centrolenidae (Centrolenella fleischmanni, C. prosoblepon) and the hylid subfamily Phyllomedusinae (Agalychnis moreletii, Pachymedusa dacnicolor) reflect near-infrared light (700 to 900 nanometers) when examined by infrared color photography. Infrared reflectance may confer adaptive advantage to these arboreal frogs both in thermoregulation and infrared cryptic coloration.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 196 4295 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977