Batesian and aggressive mimics are considered to be under selective pressure to resemble
their models, whereas signal receivers are under selection to discriminate between mimics …

In the last decade, research on the previously dormant field of camouflage has advanced
rapidly, with numerous studies challenging traditional concepts, investigating previously …

Cleaner shrimp (Decapoda) regularly interact with conspecifics and client reef fish, both of
which appear colourful and finely patterned to human observers. However, whether cleaner …

Natural selection shapes the evolution of anti-predator defences, such as camouflage. It is
currently contentious whether crypsis and disruptive coloration are alternative mechanisms …

The ability to change appearance over a range of timescales is widespread in nature,
existing in many invertebrate and vertebrate groups. This can include color change …

Animals in the lower mesopelagic zone (600–1,000 m depth) of the oceans have converged
on two major strategies for camouflage: transparency and red or black pigmentation [1] …

Because background matching improves concealment, prey animals have traditionally been
expected to prefer parts of the habitat that match their visual appearance. However …

Living under intense predation pressure, octopuses evolved an effective and impressive
camouflaging ability that exploits features of their surroundings to enable them to “blend in.” …