Disruptive Body Patterning of Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Requires Visual Information regarding E...
Disruptive Body Patterning of Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Requires Visual Information regarding Edges and Contrast of Objects in Natural Substrate Backgrounds
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United States: Marine Biological Laboratory
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Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758) on mixed light and dark gravel show disruptive body patterns for camouflage. This response is evoked when the size of the gravel is equivalent to the area of the "White square," a component of its dorsal mantle patterns. However, the features of natural substrates that cuttlefish cue on visually are lar...
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Disruptive Body Patterning of Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Requires Visual Information regarding Edges and Contrast of Objects in Natural Substrate Backgrounds
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17834495
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17834495
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0006-3185
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1939-8697
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10.2307/3593095
