@article{1479208,
      recid = {1479208},
      author = {Diamond, Judy, },
      title = {Concealing Coloration in Animals /},
      pages = {1 online resource (283 p.) :},
      abstract = {The biological functions of coloration in animals are  sometimes surprising. Color can attract mates, intimidate  enemies, and distract predators. But color patterns can  also conceal animals from detection. Concealing coloration  is unusual because it is an adaptation not only to the  visual features of the environment but also to the  perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms.  Judy Diamond and Alan Bond bring to light the many factors  at work in the evolution of concealing coloration. Animals  that resemble twigs, tree bark, stones, and seaweed may  appear to be perfect imitations, but no concealment  strategy is without flaws. Amid the clutter of the natural  world, predators search for minute, telltale clues that  will reveal the identity of their prey. Predators have  remarkable abilities to learn to discriminate the fake from  the real. But prey have their own range of defensive  tactics, evolving multiple appearances or the ability to  change color at will. Drawing on modern experimental  evidence of the functional significance of animal color  strategies, Diamond and Bond offer striking illustrations  of how the evolution of features in one organism can be  driven by the psychology of others. Concealing Coloration  in Animals takes readers on a scientific adventure that  explores creatures inside mats of floating seaweed, mice  and lizards on desert rocks and sand, and rare parrots in  the rainforest of New Zealand. Color photographs  extensively document the mind-boggling array of deceptive  strategies animals use to blend in, mislead, or vanish from  view.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479208},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674074200},
}