The field and herbarium study permitted us to document aposematism in the native and naturalized vascular flora of the region. |
Hypothesized forces selecting for coloration in sponges include aposematism, as has been shown in a variety of marine and terrestrial organisms, and photoprotection. |
The use of conspicuous colors by prey in order to convey distastefulness, or other unpleasant properties, is called aposematism. |
Thus, although aposematism is common, it is not present in all physically armed plants even in closely related taxa. |
The paper, 'Do aposematism and Batesian mimicry require bright colours? |