M Stevens - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animals possess a range of defensive markings to reduce the risk of predation, including warning colours, camouflage, eyespots and mimicry. These different strategies are …
Individual cuttlefish, octopus and squid have the versatile capability to use body patterns for background matching and disruptive coloration. We define—qualitatively and quantitatively …
A Barbosa, LM Mäthger, KC Buresch, J Kelly, C Chubb… - Vision research, 2008 - Elsevier
Cuttlefish are cephalopod molluscs that achieve dynamic camouflage by rapidly extracting visual information from the background and neurally implementing an appropriate skin (or …
M Thery, D Gomez - Advances in insect physiology, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …
It is assumed that many birds attempt to conceal their nests by using camouflage. To our knowledge, however, no previous experimental studies have explicitly tested this …
Many animals possess camouflage markings that reduce the risk of detection by visually hunting predators. A key aspect of camouflage involves mimicking the background against …
RT Hanlon, AC Watson, A Barbosa - The Biological Bulletin, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
The sand-dwelling octopus Macrotritopus defilippi was filmed or photographed in five Caribbean locations mimicking the swimming behavior (posture, style, speed, duration) and …
CC Chiao, C Chubb, K Buresch, L Siemann… - Vision research, 2009 - Elsevier
Camouflage is the primary defense in cuttlefish. The rich repertoire of their body patterns can be categorized into three types: uniform, mottle, and disruptive. Several recent studies have …
EJ Kelman, RJ Baddeley… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Juvenile cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) camouflage themselves by changing their body pattern according to the background. This behaviour can be used to investigate visual perception in …