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Smart Disguise
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Believe me, I'm an owl.
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disguise tr.v.
1. a. To modify the manner or appearance of in order to prevent recognition. b. To furnish with a disguise.
2. To conceal or obscure by dissemblance or false show; misrepresent.
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Do you think that maybe the eyespot pattern on the wings is a funny pigmentation that is interpreted as eyes only by human observers? If yes, then you may find interesting to read what happens when butterflies of a wet season are realeased among resident butterflies in a dry season, and some other studies from:
Articles
Papers
- Roskam, J.C. and Brakefield, P.M. Seasonal polyphenism in Bicyclus (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) butterflies: different climates need different cues. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 66: 345-356 (1999).
- Brakefield, P. M. & French, V. Butterfly wings: the evolution of development of colour patterns. BioEssays 21, 391-401 (1999).
- Brakefield, P.M. and Reitsma, N. Phenotypic plasticity, seasonal climate and the population biology of Bicyclus butterflies (Satyridae) in Malawi. Ecological Entomology, 16: 291-303 (1991).
- other publications...
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