Adaptive colour change and background choice behaviour in peppered moth caterpillars is mediated by extraocular photoreception
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0502-7
Abstract: Light sensing by tissues distinct from the eye occurs in diverse animal groups, enabling circadian control and phototactic behaviour. Extraocular photoreceptors may also facilitate rapid colour change in cephalopods and lizards, but little is known… read more here.
Keywords: peppered moth; colour change; colour; behaviour ... See more keywords