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Colour change of twig-mimicking peppered moth larvae is a continuous reaction norm that increases camouflage against avian predators
Camouflage, and in particular background-matching, is one of the most common anti-predator strategies observed in nature. Animals can improve their match to the colour/pattern of their surroundings through background selection, and/or by plastic colour change. Colour change can occur rapidly (a few...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691783/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158965 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3999 |