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SUBMITTER: Rowland HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7728781 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rowland Hannah M HM Burriss Robert P RP Skelhorn John J
Scientific reports 20201210 1
Camouflage is the most common form of antipredator defense, and is a textbook example of natural selection. How animals' appearances prevent detection or recognition is well studied, but the role of prey behavior has received much less attention. Here we report a series of experiments with twig-mimicking larvae of the American peppered moth Biston betularia that test the long-held view that prey have evolved postures that enhance their camouflage, and establish how food availability and ambient ...[more]