Background-matching and disruptive coloration, and the evolution of cryptic coloration

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1563, 2005, Pages 665-670

  Merilaita, Sami ^a   Lind, Johan ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Background matching; Crypsis; Disruptive coloration; Evolution; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CRYPSIS; EVOLUTION; PASSERINE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLOR; COLOR VISION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HABITAT USE; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREY; PREY SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PREDATION; SONGBIRD; SWEDEN; TIME;

PARUS MAJOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; PASSERIFORMES; PIGMENTATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22744438537     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.3000     Document Type: Article

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