Autumn colours might be a warning to insects.
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Hamilton, W. D. & Brown, S. P. Autumn tree colours as a handicap signal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 268, 1489 - 1493 (2001).
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Whitfield, J. Trees tell pests to leaf off. Nature (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/news010712-6
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