隐藏于众目睽睽之下。

Hiding in plain sight.

作者信息

Sherratt Thomas N, Rashed Arash, Beatty Christopher D

机构信息

Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.

出版信息

Trends Ecol Evol. 2005 Aug;20(8):414-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.05.010. Epub 2005 Jun 9.

DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2005.05.010

PMID:16701405

Abstract

Although the principles of disruptive colouration are widely believed to explain a variety of animal colour patterns, there has been no field evidence that it works to reduce the detection rates of natural prey. In a recent paper, Cuthill et al. successfully address this shortfall, separating the benefits of background matching from those of disruptive colouration. Their results provide the first definitive field support for this long-recognized phenomenon and suggest several new avenues of research.

摘要

尽管人们普遍认为破坏色原理可以解释各种动物的颜色模式，但尚无实地证据表明它能降低天然猎物的被发现率。在最近的一篇论文中，卡西尔等人成功地解决了这一不足，将背景匹配的益处与破坏色的益处区分开来。他们的研究结果首次为这一长期被认可的现象提供了确凿的实地支持，并提出了几个新的研究方向。