BIOL 1902 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cellulose, Caffeine, American Bittern
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Camouflage - colours and patterns that allow animals to blend into the background. Crypsis - the art of concealment or remaining hidden: camouflage combined with motionless behaviour. Background matching & disruptive patterns - only work if the animal remains completely still (cryptic) Background matching - having the same general patterns and colours as the immediate environment. Background matching examples - gray tree frog (changes colour), snowshoe hare (changes colour seasonally), long-tailed and short-tailed weasels. Background matching examples in grasslands - sparrows - savannah sparrow. Background matching examples in marshes - american bittern. Disruptive patterns - patterns that break up the general form of an animal making it hard to see. Disruptive patterns examples - eyelines and eyestripes - songbirds. Disruptive patterns examples - necklace - common loon"s neck. Disruptive patterns examples - stripes and lines - eastern chipmunk"s back and face. Disruptive patterns examples - neck stripe - canada goose.
