We report that the skin of cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis, contains opsin transcripts suggesting a
possible role of distributed light sensing for dynamic camouflage and signalling. The mRNA …

Cephalopods possess a sophisticated array of mechanisms to achieve camouflage in
dynamic underwater environments. While active mechanisms such as chromatophore …

Camouflage is found in a wide range of species living in numerous habitat types, offering
protection from visually guided predators. This includes many species from the intertidal …

Camouflage is exceptionally challenging in pelagic environments because of their
featureless nature. Thus, it is perhaps no surprise that pelagic species have evolved highly …

Camouflage can be achieved by both morphological (eg colour, brightness and pattern
change) and behavioural (eg substrate preference) means. Much of the research on …

A prey may achieve camouflage through background matching and through disruptive
coloration. Background matching is based on visual similarity between the prey and its …

Cuttlefish can rapidly alter their appearance by using neurally controlled chromatophore
organs. This ability may provide a window into their cognitive capacity. We test whether the …

For camouflage to succeed, an individual has to pass undetected, unrecognized or
untargeted, and hence it is the processing of visual information that needs to be deceived …

Camouflage has been a textbook example of natural selection and adaptation since the time
of the earliest evolutionists. However, aside from correlational evidence and studies using …

Disruptive colouration is a visual camouflage composed of false edges and boundaries.
Many disruptively camouflaged animals feature enhanced edges; light patches are …