What is camouflage through distractive markings

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Merilaita, Sami ^a   Schaefer, H Martin ^b   Dimitrova, Marina ^c  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84882317037     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art051     Document Type: Note

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