Predation is one of the strongest and most important selection pressures to be faced in the
animal kingdom. Indeed, it is from this central biological problem of defence and self …

Background matching is perhaps the most ubiquitous form of defensive camouflage in the
animal kingdom, an adaptive strategy that relies on the visual resemblance between a prey …

Predation places significant selection pressures on prey species and many have evolved
incredible and diverse colour patterns in response. A fascinating example of such adaptive …

Moth wings are densely covered by wing scales that are assumed to specifically function to
camouflage nocturnally active species during day time. Generally, moth wing scales are built …

Camouflage can be attained via mechanisms such as background matching (resembling the
general background) and disruptive coloration (hindering the detection of an animal's …

Crypsis is one of the main defences that insects use to avoid predators, and both the
juveniles and adults of many geometrid moths are remarkable in their ability to blend into …

Cryptic colour patterns in prey are classical examples of adaptations to avoid predation, but
we still know little about behaviours that reinforce the match between animal body and the …

Prey animals typically try to avoid being detected and/or advertise to would-be predators that
they should be avoided. Both anti-predator strategies primarily rely on colour to succeed, but …

Lepidopteran camouflage patterns offer sophisticated and captivated examples of
morphological evolution. Previous studies focused on how and why camouflage patterns are …

One of the most important agents of selection, shaping the traits of animals is predation.
Understanding how various camouflage strategies allow animals to minimize predation …