Fig. 3: The results showing the transitional patterns between different defensive colorations. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: The results showing the transitional patterns between different defensive colorations.

From: Hidden colour signals as key drivers in the evolution of anti-predator coloration and defensive behaviours in snakes

Fig. 3

A Reconstructed ancestral states of the family Elapidae and (B) including sister clades. C Results of stochastic character mapping, showing the posterior distribution of changes between each colour state. The ranges highlighted by “HPD” represent the 95% highest posterior density (HPD) interval. D Number of extant species following each historical transitional route. Image copyrights for (A) are provided in Table S5. Con: Conspicuous; Cry: Cryptic; Hidden: Hidden-coloured; Poly: Polymorphic species.

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