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Dynamic colour change and the confusion effect against predation

The confusion effect - the decreased attack-to-kill ratio of a predator with increase in prey group size - is thought to be one of the main reasons for the evolution of group living in animals. Despite much interest, the influence of prey coloration on the confusion effect is not well understood. We...

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Autores principales: Murali, Gopal, Kumari, Kajal, Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6342951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30670756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36541-7