to light) countershaded Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Hannah Rowland, reviewing countershading 100 years after Abbott Thayer, observed that countershading, which she...

countershading. In the open ocean, where there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading,...

bacteria, often Aliivibrio fischeri. Counter-illumination differs from countershading, which uses only pigments such as melanin to reduce the appearance of...

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...

below. An example of countershading in fish is the Atlantic bluefin tuna. Some fish are even known to have reverse countershading, being light on the dorsal...

military leaders, although his advocacy of countershading was unsuccessful, despite his patent for countershading submarines and surface ships. The earliest...

and Poulton), and especially about countershading. Beginning in 1892, he wrote about the function of countershading in nature, by which forms appear less...

surface of their body that results in the camouflage technique called countershading. A darker color on the upper side and lighter color on the underside...

Equator. Highly adapted for life in the ocean water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed...

Smithwick, F.M.; Nicholls, R.; Cuthill, I.C.; Vinther, J. (2017). "Countershading and Stripes in the Theropod Dinosaur Sinosauropteryx Reveal Heterogeneous...

downwelling light from the ocean surface. This creates the effect of countershading, making the underside lighter than the upperside. Counter-illumination...

equiangular spiral, although it is not a golden spiral. The shell exhibits countershading, being light on the bottom and dark on top. This is to help avoid predators...

Cryptic countershaded caterpillar of a hawkmoth, Ceratomia amyntor...

in their integuments, as in chameleon and cephalopods such as squid. Countershading, the use of different colors on upper and lower surfaces in graduating...

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...

The honey badger's reverse countershading makes it conspicuous, honestly signalling its ability to defend itself through its aggressive temperament and...

accurate range finding". However, in the same letter, Kerr also called for countershading, the use of paint to obliterate self-shading and thus to flatten out...

striping or leg bars indicative of a red dun may be called a "dunalino." Countershading such as light dorsal stripes resulting from the presence of the gene...

with other methods of crypsis including background colour matching and countershading; special cases are coincident disruptive coloration and the disruptive...

fur on top of his head and another three on his chest. He has aqua countershading around his eyes (in the general region of his eye sockets) and from...

correspondingly tawny, sandy or golden. In common with tigers, as an example of countershading, the underparts are pale. The specific pattern and color depend upon...

one of the first animals to be identified as being camouflaged with countershading to make it appear flat (shading being the main visual cue that makes...

may be made to look flat, and hence to blend into the background, by countershading. The outlines of many bovids are broken up with bold disruptive colouration...

black, with a scattering of white blotches and spots. Demonstrating countershading, the turtle's underside is lightly colored. Instead of teeth, the leatherback...

cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor, is a well-camouflaged desert resident with its dusty coloration, countershading, and disruptive head markings....

a white or cream-colored underside. This color pattern is known as countershading and is a form of camouflage to conceal turtles from potential predators...

often display the remnants of countershading, a common natural camouflage pattern. The general theory of countershading is that an animal that is lit...

coloration Aposematism Camouflage Chromatophore Counter-illumination Countershading Crypsis Deimatic behaviour Disruptive coloration coincident Eyespot...

they will encounter in the ocean. Smolt also grow silvery scales with countershading, which visually confuse ocean predators. Post-smolt – When they have...

26 November 2014. Young, R. E.; Roper, C. F. (1976). "Bioluminescent countershading in midwater animals: evidence from living squid". Science. 191 (4231):...