Coloration in a Praying Mantis: Color Change, Sexual Color Dimorphism, and Possible Camouflage Strategies

Coloration in a Praying Mantis: Color Change, Sexual Color Dimorphism, and Possible Camouflage Strategies

ABSTRACT Background matching, an important form of camouflage, can be challenging for animals that range across heterogeneously colored habitats. To remain cryptic in such habitats, animals may employ color change, background choice, or generalist coloration, and the efficacy of these strategies may...

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Main Authors: Leah Y. Rosenheim, Jay A. Rosenheim, Michael R. Maxwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
background choice
background matching
crypsis
generalist coloration
mobility
sexual dichromatism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70398
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