News tagged with color pattern
Parasite arms race spurs color change in bird eggs
The eggs laid by two African bird species have evolved different color patterns over a period of just 40 years, according to new research published in The American Naturalist. The quick change appears to be ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Fish mimics octopus that mimics fish
Nature's game of intimidation and imitation comes full circle in the waters of Indonesia, where scientists have recorded for the first time an association between the black-marble jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) and th ...
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Researchers document caterpillars that mimic one another for survival
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the world of insects, high risk of attack has led to the development of camouflage as a means for survival, especially in the larval stage. One caterpillar may look like a stick, while another disguises ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Butterfly study sheds light on convergent evolution
For 150 years scientists have been trying to explain convergent evolution. One of the best-known examples of this is how poisonous butterflies from different species evolve to mimic each other's color patterns – in effect ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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How can a colorblind animal change its colors to blend into the background?
How could a colorblind animal know how to change its skin color to blend into its surroundings? And what will the animal's predator "see," looking at its prey before and after it hides?
May 16, 2011 |
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Evolution in action: Observing a split in the butterfly family tree
Larry Gilbert got hooked on observing butterflies when he was a just a kid.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Agouti gene may generate patterns from stripes to spots in vertebrates
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Harvard University are moving closer to answering some age-old questions. How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes?
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Scientists find that in the evolutionary mating game, brawn and stealth rule
When prowling for a hook up, it's not always the good-looker who gets the girl. In fact, in a certain species of South American fish, brawn and stealth beat out colorful and refined almost every time.
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Playing with building blocks of creativity help children with autism
In an attempt to help children with autism learn the building blocks of creativity, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) tapped a toy box staple for help – legos. By building lego structures ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Controls for animals' color designs revealed
The vivid colors and designs animals use to interact with their environments have awed and inspired since before people learned to draw on the cave wall.
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Scientists complete color palette of a dinosaur for the first time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million years, a Yale University-led research ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 04, 2010 |
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Caught in the act: Scientists find butterflies splitting into two species
(PhysOrg.com) -- Breaking up may actually not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to a split into two distinct species.
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Now you see it, now you don't: Scientists unraveling the mystery of camouflage
At Hogwarts, Harry Potter uses an invisibility cloak to hide from his enemies. In nature, animals like cuttlefish and chameleons use the awe-inspiring tricks of camouflage to hide from theirs.
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