Many animals use vision to detect, discriminate, or recognize important objects such as prey,
predators, homes, or mates. These objects may differ in color and brightness—having …

Eavesdropping predators, parasites and parasitoids exploit signals emitted by their prey and
hosts for detection, assessment, localization and attack, and in the process impose strong …

Biological coloration presents a canvas for the study of ecological and evolutionary
processes. Enduring interest in colour‐based phenotypes has driven, and been driven by …

Color in nature presents a striking dimension of variation, though understanding its function
and evolution largely depends on our ability to capture the perspective of relevant viewers …

Colourful ornaments often communicate salient information to mates, and theory predicts
covariance between signal expression and individual quality. This has borne out among …

In describing the behavior and ecology of animals, the term “mating system” broadly
describes the population-or species-specific pattern of mating between individuals. While …

Butterflies often use their dorsal and ventral wing color patterns for distinct signaling
functions. Color patterns on hidden dorsal wing surfaces are often used in sexual signaling …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758) potentially rely on a variety of visual cues when
searching for flowers in the environment. Both chromatic and achromatic (brightness) …

Lures and other adaptations for prey attraction are particularly interesting from an
evolutionary viewpoint because they are characterized by correlational selection, involve …

Communication requires both the encoding of information and its effective transmission, but
little is known about display traits that primarily serve to enhance efficacy. Here we …