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disruptive coloration: a standalone construct

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Zoology

high-contrast markings that break up an animal's outline so predators fail to recognize its shape.

In zoology, disruptive coloration refers to high-contrast markings that break up an animal's outline so predators fail to recognize its shape. This meaning comes from Cuthill (2005) in Nature.[1]

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References

Cuthill, I. C., Stevens, M., Sheppard, J., Maddocks, T., Párraga, C. A., & Troscianko, T. S. (2005). Disruptive coloration and background pattern matching. Nature, 434(7029), 72-74. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03312

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