Plants:photosynthesis; chameleons:???
October 8, 2004 1:33 PM Subscribe
What is the scientific name of the process by which chameleons change color? I.e., plants convert sunlight to food via photosynthesis; chameleons change color via ... what?
There doesn't seem to be a handy word for it, but the process is apparently the tensing of the chromatophore cells.
posted by adamrice at 2:28 PM on October 8, 2004
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posted by Gyan at 2:19 PM on October 8, 2004