ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2020
Finding a signal hidden among noise: how can predators overcome camouflage strategies?
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- High Contrast Markings Can Negate the Benefits of Transparent Camouflage.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Predation via motion parallax in one of two gleaning insects.The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Article
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- The influence of illumination and cast shadows on prey detectability by predators.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
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- Analysis of the Skin and Brain Transcriptome of Normally Pigmented and Pseudo-Albino Southern Flounder (International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Role of body size and shape in animal camouflage.Ecology and evolution · 2024Review
- A Review of Cervidae Visual Ecology.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Discriminative context-aware network for camouflaged object detection.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2024Article
- Using colour pattern edge contrast statistics to predict detection speed and success in triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus).The Journal of experimental biology · 2022Article
- Polarization vision mitigates visual noise from flickering light underwater.Science advances · 2022Article
- Motion: enhancing signals and concealing cues.Biology open · 2021Article
- Signal detection, acceptance thresholds and the evolution of animal recognition systems.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Varying benefits of generalist and specialist camouflage in two versus four background environments.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
- Snake markings facilitate diverse anti-predator functions depending on habitat and viewing angle.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
- Interactions between color and gloss in iridescent camouflage.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
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Abstract
Substantial progress has been made in the past 15 years regarding how prey use a variety of visual camouflage types to exploit both predator visual processing and cognition, including background matching, disruptive coloration, countershading and masquerade. By contrast, much less attention has been paid to how predators might overcome these defences. Such strategies include the evolution of more acute senses, the co-opting of other senses not targeted by camouflage, changes in cognition such as forming search images, and using behaviours that change the relationship between the cryptic individual and the environment or disturb prey and cause movement. Here, we evaluate the methods through which visual camouflage prevents detection and recognition, and discuss if and how predators might evolve, develop or learn counter-adaptations to overcome these. This article is part of the theme issue 'Signal detection theory in recognition systems: from evolving models to experimental tests'.
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