Evolutionary Ecology: Knowing How to Hide Your Eggs

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  • Martin Stevens
چکیده

A new study of camouflage in quail shows that individual birds know the appearance of their own eggs and select backgrounds that maximise concealment.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 23  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013