Colour change and camouflage in juvenile shore crabs Carcinus maenas

Camouflage is perhaps the most widespread anti-predator defense in nature, with many different types thought to exist. Of these, resembling the general color and pattern of the background (background matching) is likely to be the most common. Background matching can be achieved by adaptation of indi...

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Main Authors: Martin eStevens, Alice E Lown, Louisa E Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2014.00014/full