Use of Hyperspectral Imagery to Assess Cryptic Color Matching in Sargassum Associated Crabs.

Mats of the pelagic macroalgae Sargassum represent a complex environment for the study of marine camouflage at the air-sea interface. Endemic organisms have convergently evolved similar colors and patterns, but quantitative assessments of camouflage strategies are lacking. Here, spectral camouflage...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brandon J Russell, Heidi M Dierssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4564216?pdf=render