New approaches for capturing and estimating variation in complex animal color patterns from digital photographs: application to the Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

Color pattern plays a crucial role in various aspects of an organism’s biology, including camouflage, mating, and communication. Despite its significance, methods to quantify and study color pattern variation are often lacking, especially for complex patterns that defy simple categorization. In this...

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Main Authors: Erik Maki, Tilmann Glimm, Paramahansa Pramanik, Ylenia Chiari, Maria Kiskowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2025-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/19690.pdf
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