Camouflage is common throughout the phylogenetic tree and is largely used to minimize detection by predator or prey. Cephalopods, and in particular Sepia officinalis cuttlefish, are common models for camouflage studies. Predator avoidance behavior is particularly important in this group of soft-bodied animals that lack significant physical defenses. While previous studies have suggested that im...

This paper presents the design of rectangular, fractal Microstrip patch antenna and their backscattering reduction. These antennas have been designed on εr = 4.3, h = 1.53 mm substrate with rectangular patch dimension 36.08 x 29.6 mm and its 2 iterative fractal patch. The experimental resonant frequency of 2 iterative fractal patch is observed 2.11 GHz in comparison to rectangular patch 2.42 GH...

Abstract A new design of Microsrtip patch fractal antenna for 2.5 GHz is proposed which possess an excellent size reduction possibility with good radiation performance for wireless applications like Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The design and simulation results of microstrip patch fractal antenna using Ansoft HFSS is presented which has S11 < -10 dB (VSWR<2). The antenna is designed base...

Template matching is one of the simplest methods used for eyes and mouth detection. However, it can be modified and extended to become a powerful tool. Since the patch itself plays a significant role in optimizing detection performance, a study on the influence of patch size and shape is carried out. The optimum patch size and shape is determined using the proposed method. Usually, template mat...

Descriptive analysis suggests that a conspicuous white wing patch in dichromatic (black and white) pied and collared flycatchers is under sexual selection. Here, we use an experimental approach to test whether this trait is indeed the target of selection. We caught 100 collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis males soon after their arrival on the breeding site. We reduced (blackened) part of the...

The Association between two species of juvenile parrotfishes, Chlorurus sordidus and Scarus psittacus and an alga, Sargassum mangarvense was examined in Moorea French Polynesia. A number of treatments were constructed to test the relationships between size of an algal patch, the presence of algae and the juvenile fish. The relationship between the two species was also examined. Several existing...

The International Workshop Series on Comparison and Versioning of Models brings together scientists and practitioners in the field of model versioning. Particularly technologies like model comparison and differencing, model patching and model merging are addressed. Subtopics of interest include, but are not limited to, differences between models, recognition of user operations in differences, m...

Migration is a key process for spatially structured populations. We examined how a variety of patch based metrics commonly used to predict the number of immigrants to a habitat patch performed based on data from three different years, in two distinct insect systems. The first system was an herbivorous beetle inhabiting patches of its host plant within a ‘typical’ patch network. In this system t...