| Autor: |
Fančovičová, Jana, Prokop, Pavol, Szikhart, Mário, Pazda, Adam |
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Human Dimensions of Wildlife; 2020, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p489-497, 9p |
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Although snakes play key roles in the functioning of various ecosystems, they have been among the most persecuted groups of animals. To enhance conservation efforts, we employed research on perceptions about snakes differing in body coloration. We investigated the bright coloration hypothesis, which suggests that bright (aposematic) coloration triggers fear in humans due to an evolved aversion for aposematic signals. The sample was 77 Slovak preschool children. The detection times for aposematically and cryptically colored snakes were similar. The only exception was that aposematically colored snakes were detected quicker among cryptic non-snake animals than among aposematic non-snake animals. These results provide mixed support for the bright coloration hypothesis. This suggests that snakes, unlike non-snake animals, capture visual attention irrespective of their color, which can be utilized in selection of flagship species to increase conservation efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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