The zebrafish, a small fresh water fish, owes its name to a striking pattern of blue stripes alternating with golden stripes. Three major pigment cell types, black cells, reflective silvery cells, and ...

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Dr Michael Pittman of the Vertebrate Palaeontology Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong led an international study with his PhD student Mr Arindam Roy that evaluates ...

The complex, geometric colour patterns of many animal bodies have important roles in behaviour and ecology. The generation of certain patterns has been the subject of considerable theoretical ...

In Dazzled and Deceived, science writer Peter Forbes examines the role of animal coloration in aiding our understanding of evolution. In particular he looks at protective colouring, which links many ...

Scientists have evaluated fossil color reconstruction methods and proposed a new study framework that improves and expands current practice. Dr Michael Pittman of the Vertebrate Palaeontology ...