title: Evolutionary ecology: knowing how to hide your eggs.
abstract: A new study of camouflage in quail shows that individual birds know the appearance of their own eggs and select backgrounds that maximise concealment.
authors: Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK. ms726@cam.ac.uk
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D009425:Nesting Behavior; D010063:Ovum; D010858:Pigmentation; D011784:Quail; D014796:Visual Perception