Avoiding detection through camouflage is often key to survival. However, an animal's
appearance is not the only factor affecting conspicuousness: background complexity also …

Remaining undetected is often key to survival, and camouflage is a widespread solution.
However, extrinsic to the animal itself, the complexity of the background may be important …

Camouflage through background matching is a widespread antipredator strategy in which
animals blend in with their background to avoid detection. To maximise survival in a variable …

Highlights•Human detection time was examined on a greyscale computer-based search
task.•Detection differences were not due to background information content or variance.•The …

Many species employ camouflage to disguise their true shape and avoid detection or
recognition. Disruptive coloration is a form of camouflage in which high-contrast patterns …

Background matching is the most familiar and widespread camouflage strategy: avoiding
detection by having a similar colour and pattern to the background. Optimizing background …

Camouflage is an important strategy in animals to prevent predation. This includes
disruptive coloration, where high-contrast markings placed at an animal's edge break up the …

Camouflage typically involves colour patterns that match the background. However, it has
been argued that concealment may be achieved by strategic use of apparently conspicuous …

Camouflage is an important anti-predator strategy for many animals and is traditionally
thought of as being tightly linked to a specific visual background. While much work focuses …

Disruptive camouflage features contrasting areas of pigmentation across the animals'
surface that form false edges which disguise the shape of the body and impede detection. In …