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SUBMITTER: Cuthill IC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2674087 | biostudies-other | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 20090201 1516
Even if an animal matches its surroundings perfectly in colour and texture, any mismatch between the spatial phase of its pattern and that of the background, or shadow created by its three-dimensional relief, is potentially revealing. Nevertheless, for camouflage to be fully broken, the shape must be recognizable. Disruptive coloration acts against object recognition by the use of high-contrast internal colour boundaries to break up shape and form. As well as the general outline, characteristic ...[more]