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Establishing the behavioural limits for countershaded camouflage

Countershading is a ubiquitous patterning of animals whereby the side that typically faces the highest illumination is darker. When tuned to specific lighting conditions and body orientation with respect to the light field, countershading minimizes the gradient of light the body reflects by counterb...

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Autores principales: Penacchio, Olivier, Harris, Julie M., Lovell, P. George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5651847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29057907
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13914-y