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Camouflage of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi with plastic debris : an unusual type of protective resemblance

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dc.contributor.authorMarques, Simone
dc.contributor.authorBarreiros, João P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-22T14:11:21Z
dc.date.available2016-11-22T14:11:21Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2016-10-01T15:29:49Z
dc.description.abstractCamouflage is one of the strategies of reef fishes, in which they mimic other species or use the background to match the combination of their colors and textures (Randall 2005). Seahorses of the genus Hippocampus in a pristine habitat generally use saturated colors to camouflage their colorful background using matching or confusing objects as a deceiving mode (Stevens & Merilaita 2011). The present record is the first description of camouflage by the sea horse Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 with plastic debris in mangroves from NE Brazil: Formoso River, Tamandaré, Pernambuco State (8°41′01.51″S, 35°06′25.92″ W). […].en
dc.identifier1867-1624en_US
dc.identifier.citationS. Marques; J. P. Barreiros. Camouflage of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi with plastic debris: an unusual type of protective resemblance. , Marine Biodiversity, 46, 2, 319-320, 2016.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12526-015-0372-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1867-1616 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn1867-1624 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/3923
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-015-0372-2/fulltext.htmlpt_PT
dc.subjectEthologyen
dc.subjectHippocampusen
dc.subjectMimic Behaviouren
dc.titleCamouflage of the seahorse Hippocampus reidi with plastic debris : an unusual type of protective resemblanceen
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceGermanypt_PT
oaire.citation.titleMarine Biodiversityen
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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