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SUBMITTER: Troscianko T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2674079 | biostudies-other | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Troscianko Tom T Benton Christopher P CP Lovell P George PG Tolhurst David J DJ Pizlo Zygmunt Z
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 20090201 1516
How does an animal conceal itself from visual detection by other animals? This review paper seeks to identify general principles that may apply in this broad area. It considers mechanisms of visual encoding, of grouping and object encoding, and of search. In most cases, the evidence base comes from studies of humans or species whose vision approximates to that of humans. The effort is hampered by a relatively sparse literature on visual function in natural environments and with complex foraging ...[more]