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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...
Autores principales: | Murali, Gopal, Kumari, Kajal, Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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