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Countershading, or Thayer's law, is a
method of
camouflage in
which an animal's
coloration is
darker on the top or
upper side and
lighter on the underside...
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countershading. In the open ocean,
where there is no background, the prin****l
methods of
camouflage are transparency, silvering, and
countershading,...
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white underside.
Shark photographer George Probst notes that a shark's
countershade is
unique to the
individual of the
species and is
analogous to a human...
- Smithwick, F.M.; Nicholls, R.; Cuthill, I.C.; Vinther, J. (2017). "
Countershading and
Stripes in the
Theropod Dinosaur Sinosauropteryx Reveal Heterogeneous...
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Cryptic countershaded caterpillar of a hawkmoth,
Ceratomia amyntor...
- bacteria,
often Aliivibrio fischeri. Counter-illumination
differs from
countershading,
which uses only
pigments such as
melanin to
reduce the
appearance of...
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color as a form of
camouflage in winter.
Animals such as
penguins are
countershaded with
white bellies,
again as camouflage. The dove is an international...
- cream-colored courser,
Cursorius cursor, is a well-camouflaged
desert resident with its
dusty coloration,
countershading, and
disruptive head markings....
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carried along by the
winds and
ocean currents. G.
atlanticus makes use of
countershading; the blue side of
their bodies faces upwards,
blending in with the blue...
- Equator.
Highly adapted for life in the
ocean water,
penguins have
countershaded dark and
white plumage and
flippers for swimming. Most
penguins feed...
