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Does conspicuousness scale linearly with colour distance? A test using reef fish.
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- Influence of visual background on discrimination of signal-relevant colours in zebra finches (Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2022Article
- Invasive chameleons released from predation display more conspicuous colors.Science advances · 2022Article
- Colour discrimination thresholds vary throughout colour space in a reef fish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus).The Journal of experimental biology · 2022Article
- Insect visual sensitivity to long wavelengths enhances colour contrast of insects against vegetation.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The visual ecology of selective predation: Are unhealthy hosts less stealthy hosts?Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Does conspicuousness scale linearly with colour distance? A test using reef fish.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
To be effective, animal colour signals must attract attention-and therefore need to be conspicuous. To understand the signal function, it is useful to evaluate their conspicuousness to relevant viewers under various environmental conditions, including when visual scenes are cluttered by objects of varying colour. A widely used metric of colour difference (Δ
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