All Articles Tagged As: chameleons

Chameleons' remarkable ability to change colour reveals they are show-offs rather than shrinking violets (2/9/2008)

The image of the chameleon as a shy creature, using camouflage to conceal themselves has been challenged by new research showing that colour change evolved to attract the attention of other chameleons. ...> Full Article

Conspicuous Social Signaling Drives Evolution Of Chameleon Color Change (2/2/2008)

What drove the evolution of color change in chameleons? Chameleons can use color change to camouflage and to signal to other chameleons, but a new paper shows that the need to rapidly signal to other chameleons, and not the need to camouflage from predators, has driven the evolution of this characteristic trait. ...> Full Article