Chromatic adjustment
The chromatic adaptation (chromatic function), also known as protective coloring or sympathetic coloring , is the frequent occurrence that an animal is the same or very similar in its coloring to the surrounding natural objects between which it lives. As a result, it is largely hidden from view of enemies or of prey animals to be sneaked into. In a narrower sense, chromatic adaptation is the ability of some animals to quickly adapt their color to that of their surroundings. One example is the chameleon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ protective coloring . In: Mayer's Kleines Konversations-Lexikon, 1908, sixth volume, page 30