Quantification of cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) camouflage: A study of color and luminance using in situ spectrometry

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-225

  Akkaynak, Derya ^a,b,c   Allen, Justine J ^c,d   Mäthger, Lydia M ^c   Chiao, Chuan Chin ^c,e   Hanlon, Roger T ^c,f  

^a USA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal coloration; Body pattern; Color match; Fish predator; Spectral angle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874191695     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-012-0785-3     Document Type: Article

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