Disruptive coloration | zoology | Britannica (original) (raw)

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comparison with concealing coloration

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  In concealing coloration
  In disruptive coloration, the identity and location of an animal may be concealed through a coloration pattern that causes visual disruption because the pattern does not coincide with the shape and outline of the animal’s body. Countershading is a form of concealing coloration in which the…
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  In coloration: Disruptive coloration
  Disruptive patterns, frequently a part of camouflage coloration, serve the function of visual disruption by forming a pattern that does not coincide with the contour and outline of the body. The blenny Hypsoblennius sordidus, for example, usually has a mottled coloration that crudely…
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