Organisms like the ambush bug can use a variety of mechanisms to optimize their traits to their environment (photo by Julia Boyle). In the study by Boyle and Start Plasticity and habitat choice match colour to function in an ambush bug (Funct Ecol. 2020; 34: 822–829. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13528), the authors examine how ambush bugs use a combination of colour plasticity and habitat choice to match their background, which has a measurable effect on individual performance.

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诸如伏击臭虫之类的生物可以使用多种机制来优化其对环境的特征（Julia Boyle摄影）。在Boyle和Start的研究中，可塑性和栖息地选择使颜色与伏击臭虫中的功能匹配（Funct Ecol。2020； 34：822-829。https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13528）。埋伏虫结合了颜色可塑性和栖息地选择来匹配其背景，从而对个体表现产生了可观的影响。