Moreover, sexual signals may be more conspicuous on islands with shaded (darker) forest habitats to increase visibility to conspecifics, similarly to Anolis lizards (Leal and Fleishman 2004).
Within each pair the vegetation around the nest of one colony, which served as the experimental unit, was removed, leaving only enough to provide shade but rendering it conspicuous to predators.
Even Baffert, ever conspicuous with his silver mane and trademark shades, claims to have lowered his profile.
Some favour exposed perches on which they are conspicuous, others seek the protection of foliage or the shade of the forest.
Squirrel (family Sciuridae), generally, any of the 50 genera and 268 species of rodents whose common name is derived from the Greek skiouros, meaning "shade tail," which describes one of the most conspicuous and recognizable features of these small mammals.
The new nails are, like their more conspicuous antecedents, long and absent of cuticles, but their shape and shade is softer.
Although they are usually brown or gray, males undergo a conspicuous colour change during mating season, turning bright red, blue, and shades of yellow; in some species females are known to court males.
