CamoEvo: An open access toolbox for artificial camouflage evolution experiments.

ABSTRACT: Camouflage research has long shaped our understanding of evolution by natural selection, and elucidating the mechanisms by which camouflage operates remains a key question in visual ecology. However, the vast diversity of color patterns found in animals and their backgrounds, combined with the scope for complex interactions with receiver vision, presents a fundamental challenge for investigating optimal camouflage strategies. Genetic algorithms (GAs) have provided a potential method for accounting for these interactions, but with limited accessibility. Here, we present CamoEvo, an open-access toolbox for investigating camouflage pattern optimization by using tailored GAs, animal and egg maculation theory, and artificial predation experiments. This system allows for camouflage evolution wit

SUBMITTER: Hancock GRA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9314924 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature