Multiple opportunities arise from multiple color defense strategies: a comment on Postema et al.

For example, individuals use their body coloration to avoid detection and recognition, startle predators, signal unpalatability, and divert predator attacks ([4]). [3] review provides a novel and refreshing perspective on the conflicting selection pressures that shape animal coloration, and the multifunctional strategies that have evolved as a result. Thus, the categorization of defensive coloration strategies provides a unique opportunity to re-examine the link between coloration and behavioral defense in the context of function(s) and mechanism(s). [Extracted from the article]