Disruptive coloration in cuttlefish: A visual perception mechanism that regulates ontogenetic adjustment of skin patterning

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1139-1147

  Barbosa, Alexandra ^a   Mäthger, Lydia M ^a   Chubb, Charles ^b   Florio, Christopher ^a   Chiao, Chuan Chin ^a,c   Hanlon, Roger T ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Cephalopod; Chromatophore; Crypsis; Sepia officinalis; Visual sensori motor system

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOPOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DECAPODIFORMES; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; SEPIA OFFICINALIS; SEPIIDAE;

EID: 34248382841     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02741     Document Type: Article

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