Camouflage–adaptations that prevent detection and/or recognition–is a key example of
evolution by natural selection, making it a primary focus in evolutionary ecology and animal …

Motion is a crucial part of the natural world, yet our understanding of how animals avoid
predation whilst moving remains rather limited. Although several theories have been …

Highlights•Moving slowly helps, but dynamic visual background noise also conceals
motion.•Dappled forest light and underwater caustics dramatically reduce object …

How primates perceive objects along with their detailed features remains a mystery. This
ability to make fine visual discriminations depends upon a high-acuity analysis of spatial …

It is widely believed that observers can fail to notice clearly visible unattended objects, even
if they are moving. Here, we created parametric tasks to test this belief and report the results …

Colour is an important component of many different defensive strategies, but signal efficacy
and detectability will also depend on the size of the coloured structures, and how pattern …

Applied ergonomics research examines not only the fit, form and function of military
uniforms, but also their ability to effectively camouflage personnel as they perform job …

Differences between visual pathways representing darks and lights have been shown to
affect spatial resolution and detection timing. Both psychophysical and physiological studies …

Motion and camouflage were previously considered to be mutually exclusive, as sudden
movements can be easily detected. Background matching, for instance, is a well-known …

Motion is generally assumed to “break” camouflage. However, although camouflage cannot
conceal a group of moving animals, it may impair a predator's ability to single one out for …