Juvenile plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) produce camouflage by flexibly combining two separate patterns

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3288-3292

  Kelman, Emma J ^a   Tiptus, Palap ^a   Osorio, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Coloration; Flatfish; Pleuronectes platessa; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FLOUNDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FLOUNDER; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BOTHUS OCELLATUS; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 33749580275     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02380     Document Type: Article

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