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Nest covering in plovers: How modifying the visual environment influences egg camouflage

Camouflage is one of the most widespread antipredator defences, and its mechanistic basis has attracted considerable interest in recent years. The effectiveness of camouflage depends on the interaction between an animal's appearance and its background. Concealment can therefore be improved by c...

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Autores principales: Troscianko, Jolyon, Wilson‐Aggarwal, Jared, Spottiswoode, Claire N., Stevens, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27895898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2494