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Colour change of twig-mimicking peppered moth larvae is a continuous reaction norm that increases camouflage against avian predators

Camouflage, and in particular background-matching, is one of the most common anti-predator strategies observed in nature. Animals can improve their match to the colour/pattern of their surroundings through background selection, and/or by plastic colour change. Colour change can occur rapidly (a few...

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Veröffentlicht in:PeerJ
Hauptverfasser: Eacock, Amy, Rowland, Hannah M., Edmonds, Nicola, Saccheri, Ilik J.
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691783/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158965
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3999
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