Many organisms appear to mimic inanimate objects such as twigs, leaves, stones, and bird
droppings. Such adaptations are considered to have evolved because their bearers are …

The striking diversity in insect colouration, colour pattern and visual appearance (shape,
size, texture or movement) has evolved in response to the needs of communication, both …

One of the most striking outcomes of coevolution between species is egg mimicry by brood
parasitic birds, resulting from rejection behavior by discriminating host parents. Yet, how …

The light color of mice that inhabit the sandy dunes of Florida's coast have served as a
textbook example of adaptation for nearly a century, despite the fact that the selective …

Herein we describe the preparation and characterization of reflective-type electrochromic
devices using stretchable, conductive fabric electrodes. Two fabrics were used in this study …

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

A commonly held principle in visual ecology is that communication compromises
camouflage: while visual signals are often conspicuous, camouflage provides concealment …

Cuttlefish and other cephalopods achieve dynamic background matching with two general
classes of body patterns: uniform (or uniformly stippled) patterns and mottle patterns. Both …

We studied the circuitry that underlies the behavior of the local edge detector (LED) retinal
ganglion cell in rabbit by measuring the spatial and temporal properties of excitatory and …

Masquerading organisms appear to closely resemble inedible and generally inanimate
objects, such as twigs, leaves, stones, and bird droppings. It has recently been …