Testing for camouflage using virtual prey and human 'predators'

• Published in: Journal of biological education Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 81 - 84
• Main Author: Todd, Peter A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2009; Routledge
• Subjects: Animals; Behaviour; Camouflage crypsis; Disruptive colouration; Ecology; Environmental Education; Experiments; Foreign Countries; Shore crab Carcinus maenas; Singapore; Statistical Analysis; Testing; Virtual prey; Singapore

Camouflage is a prevalent feature of the natural world and as such has a ready appeal to students; however, it is a difficult subject to study using real predators and prey. This paper focuses how one fundamental type of camouflage, disruptive colouration (bold markings that break up the outline of...