Chameleon Color Change

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Most people think about chameleon changing its color when they think about color change in different species; however there are a number of animals that have the ability to change colors and camouflage. Many times this is its main functions for survival and other times its trying to broadcast its mood rather than evade predators, in addition to resolving conflicting selection pressures. Color change can happen on different time scales. For some species the changes are in a matter of seconds, minutes, hours, days or even weeks. According to the article Camouflage through colour change: mechanisms, adaptive value and ecological significance, by Rafael C. Duarte, some species, a central purpose for color changing is to modify their appearance