Agreed. I thought it would have to be "One prominent scientist hypothesized that the colors function as camouflage. And his other theories are wrong."

Consequently, "his" is the referential for "one prominent scientist" and "other theories" would be the negative referential for "the colors function as camouflage."

Am I misunderstanding this in my example? I just don't see how wrong is the negative referential...

Is the true referential "is" which is being modified by "wrong"; therefore, referring to the entire hypothesis? Or is "wrong" the referential itself.

If I'm making any sense, is anyone able to explain?

When I got back home, my room was a mess and there were children's toys strewn about. My nephew, who loves to play in my room, looked at me with guilt in his eyes as soon as I opened my door. So, my nephew made the mess in my room while playing in there.