@article{ Stevens_etal06,
  author = {Stevens, M. and Cuthill, I.C. and Alejandro Párraga, C. and Troscianko,
	T.},
  title = {{{T}he effectiveness of disruptive coloration as a concealment strategy}},
  journal = {Prog. Brain Res.},
  year = {2006},
  volume = {155},
  pages = {49--64},
  abstract = {Our understanding of camouflage has been developing for over 100 years.
	Several underlying principles have emerged. Background pattern matching,
	or crypsis, is insufficient to conceal objects because of edge information.
	Other strategies exist to disrupt the continuity of extended edges.
	These strategies are reviewed. We pay particular attention to the
	theory of disruptive coloration, which predicts that high-contrast
	elements located at the object edge will mask the perception of a
	target as belonging to a certain category of object, in spite of
	the fact that the edge elements are independently visible. Although
	this strategy has long been assumed to be effective, there has been
	a lack of supportive data involving the perception of targets by
	nonhuman animals. We present evidence, from a field study, in support
	of the notion that disruptive coloration reduces the chances of bird
	predation of artificial 'moths.'}
}

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