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Zoology

darker colouring on the upper body and lighter below, which offsets shading from overhead light and makes an animal look flatter.

In zoology, countershading refers to darker colouring on the upper body and lighter below, which offsets shading from overhead light and makes an animal look flatter. This meaning comes from Thayer (1896) in The Auk.[1]

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References

Thayer, A. H. (1896). The Law Which Underlies Protective Coloration. The Auk, 13(2), 124-129. https://doi.org/10.2307/4068693

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