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

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 …

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 …

Camouflage is the primary defence of many animals and includes multiple strategies that
interfere with figure-ground segmentation and object recognition. While matching …

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 may be achieved in three ways: crypsis, disruptive coloration and masquerade
(Endler 1981). Cryptic prey resemble random samples of the visual background (Endler …

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 …

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

Whether hiding from predators, or avoiding battlefield casualties, camouflage is widely
employed to prevent detection. Disruptive coloration is a seemingly well-known camouflage …

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 …