| Term: | integument background adaptation |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | integument |
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| Synonyms: | skin |
| Definition: | The outer protective barrier that separates the animal from its aquatic environment. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000368] |
| Name: | background adaptation |
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| Definition: | Any process in which an organism changes its pigmentation (lightening in response to a brighter environment or darkening in response to a dimmer environment) in response to a change in light intensity. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0120302] QuickGO AmiGO |