Anuran predators overcome visual illusion: dazzle coloration does not protect moving prey

10.4231/KZT5-7E19

Geena M Darnell, Sara Zlotnik, 0000-0001-5750-8639, Ximena E Bernal, 0000-0001-6155-5980

04/06/2021

Complex color patterns can decrease capture of moving prey (motion dazzle effect). We found no support for the motion dazzle effect as striped crickets did not fare better than solid colored ones crickets that moved more were more likely to be eaten.

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