SUMMARY A relationship has been suggested between eggshell colour and female body
condition based on the opposing antioxidant properties of the two main eggshell pigments …

In the last few years, there has been an explosion of camouflage studies. The renewed
interest in concealment has partly arisen following a growing body of research into warning …

Naturalists and Evolutionary biologists have long been intrigued by traits that are seemingly
maladaptive (Gould and Lewontin, Zahavi and Zahavi, Krüger et al.) …

Camouflage is perhaps the most widespread anti-predator strategy in nature, found in
numerous animal groups. A long-standing prediction is that individuals should have …

The size, patterning and coloration of bird eggs may signal different information content to
nest owners, mates, predators, hosts, or brood parasites. Recent studies suggested that the …

Prey camouflage is an evolutionary response to predation pressure. Cephalopods have
extensive camouflage capabilities and studying them can offer insight into effective …

High-contrast markings, called distractive or dazzle markings, have been suggested to draw
and hold the attention of a viewer, thus hindering detection or recognition of revealing prey …

Disruptive colouration is a visual camouflage composed of false edges and boundaries.
Many disruptively camouflaged animals feature enhanced edges; light patches are …

Accurate recognition of salient cues is critical for adaptive responses, but the underlying
sensory and cognitive processes are often poorly understood. For example, hosts of avian …

One of the oldest theories of animal camouflage predicts that apparently conspicuous
markings enhance concealment. Such 'distraction'marks are hypothesized to work by …