Three major classes of hypotheses have been developed to account for the colors of animals: (1) Selection is for the physical or chemical properties of the biochromes; (2) selection is for color patterns that enhance the animals' own vision; and (3) selection is for colors that serve as optical signals for other animals.
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Edward H. Burtt (1981) studied this question.
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