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The biology of color
Cuthill, I.C.; Allen, W.L.; Arbuckle, K.; Caspers, B.; Chaplin, G.; Hauber, M.E.; Hill, G.E.; Jablonski, N.G.; Jiggins, C.D.; Kelber, A.; Mappes, J.; Marshall, J.; Merrill, R.; Osorio, D.; Prum, R.; Roberts, N.W.; Roulin, A.; Rowland, H.M.; Sherratt, T.N.; Skelhorn, J.; Speed, M.P.; Stevens, M.; Stoddard, M.C.; Stuart-Fox, D.; Talas, L.; Tibbetts, E.; Caro, T. (2017). The biology of color. Science (Wash.) 357(6350): eaan0221. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aan0221
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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Keywords
    Marine/Coastal; Brackish water; Fresh water; Terrestrial

Authors  Top 
  • Cuthill, I.C.
  • Allen, W.L.
  • Arbuckle, K.
  • Caspers, B.
  • Chaplin, G.
  • Hauber, M.E.
  • Hill, G.E.
  • Jablonski, N.G.
  • Jiggins, C.D.
  • Kelber, A.
  • Mappes, J.
  • Marshall, J.
  • Merrill, R.
  • Osorio, D.
  • Prum, R.
  • Roberts, N.W.
  • Roulin, A.
  • Rowland, H.M.
  • Sherratt, T.N.
  • Skelhorn, J.
  • Speed, M.P.
  • Stevens, M.
  • Stoddard, M.C.
  • Stuart-Fox, D.
  • Talas, L.
  • Tibbetts, E.
  • Caro, T.

Abstract
    Animals live in a colorful world, but we rarely stop to think about how this color is produced and perceived, or how it evolved. Cuthill et al. review how color is used for social signals between individual animals and how it affects interactions with parasites, predators, and the physical environment. New approaches are elucidating aspects of animal coloration, from the requirements for complex cognition and perception mechanisms to the evolutionary dynamics surrounding its development and diversification.

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