Disruptive and cryptic coloration

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John A Endler. Proc Biol Sci. 2006.

. 2006 Oct 7;273(1600):2425-6.

doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3650.

¹ Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610, USA. endler@lifesci.ucsh.edu

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Disruptive coloration provides camouflage independent of background matching.
Schaefer HM, Stobbe N. Schaefer HM, et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2006 Oct 7;273(1600):2427-32. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3615. Proc Biol Sci. 2006. PMID: 16959631 Free PMC article.
Disruptive contrast in animal camouflage.
Stevens M, Cuthill IC, Windsor AM, Walker HJ. Stevens M, et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2006 Oct 7;273(1600):2433-8. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3614. Proc Biol Sci. 2006. PMID: 16959632 Free PMC article.

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