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Background-matching and disruptive coloration, and the evolution of cryptic coloration

Cryptic prey coloration typically bears a resemblance to the habitat the prey uses. It has been suggested that coloration which visually matches a random sample of the background maximizes background matching. We studied this previously untested hypothesis, as well as another, little studied princip...

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Main Authors: Merilaita, Sami, Lind, Johan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564081/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15817442
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.3000
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