Out now: Using colour pattern edge contrast statistics to predict detection speed and success in triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus).
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/225/23/jeb244677/285905/Using-colour-pattern-edge-contrast-statistics-to

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Using colour pattern edge contrast statistics to predict detection speed and success in triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)

Summary: The speed with which triggerfish detect patterned stimuli cannot be explained by a single image statistic. The relationship between pattern statistics and animal behaviour is complex, and is likely to be distance dependent.

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