Animals from a wide range of taxonomic groups are capable of colour change, of which
camouflage is one of the main functions. A considerable amount of past work on this subject …

Animal camouflage represents one of the most important ways of preventing (or facilitating)
predation. It attracted the attention of the earliest evolutionary biologists, and today remains …

Animal camouflage is a longstanding example of adaptation. Much research has tested how
camouflage prevents detection and recognition, largely focusing on changes to an animal's …

Camouflage is perhaps the most widespread anti-predator defense in nature, with many
different types thought to exist. Of these, resembling the general color and pattern of the …

Camouflage is widespread throughout the natural world and conceals animals from
predators in a vast range of habitats. Because successful camouflage usually involves …

Animal defensive coloration has long provided many important examples of evolution and
adaptation. Of these, industrial melanism in the peppered moth is the classic textbook …

The nests of ground‐nesting birds rely heavily on camouflage for their survival, and
predation risk, often linked to ecological changes from human activity, is a major source of …

Numerous animals rely on camouflage for defence. Substantial past work has identified the
presence of multiple strategies for concealment, and tested the mechanisms underpinning …

Highlights•Camouflage is an essential strategy to avoid predation.•Many animals may use
behaviour to choose substrates that match their appearance.•Shore crabs show substrate …

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 …