3D Camouflage in an Ornithischian Dinosaur

Countershading was one of the first proposed mechanisms of camouflage [1, 2]. A dark dorsum and light ventrum counteract the gradient created by illumination from above, obliterating cues to 3D shape [3, 4, 5, 6]. Because the optimal countershading varies strongly with light environment [7, 8, 9], p...

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Autores principales: Vinther, Jakob, Nicholls, Robert, Lautenschlager, Stephan, Pittman, Michael, Kaye, Thomas G., Rayfield, Emily, Mayr, Gerald, Cuthill, Innes C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cell Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5049543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27641767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.065

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5049543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27641767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.065

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