Animal camouflage represents one of the most important ways of preventing (or facilitating)
predation. It attracted the attention of the earliest evolutionary biologists, and today remains …

Camouflage is a widespread strategy to avoid predation and is of particular importance for
animals with reduced mobility or those in exposed habitats. Camouflage often relies on …

In heterogeneous environments, the capacity for colour change can be a valuable
adaptation enhancing crypsis against predators. Alternatively, organisms might achieve …

The survival of a bird's developing embryo depends on the egg's ability to stay within strict
thermal limits. How eggshell colours help maintain thermal balance is a long-standing and …

The fields of avian egg and nestling colour detection have rapidly advanced owing to the
application of visual models, which have allowed assessing of evolutionary questions …

Camouflage is one of the most widespread antipredator defences, and its mechanistic basis
has attracted considerable interest in recent years. The effectiveness of camouflage …

At the core of recognition systems research are questions regarding how and when fitness-
relevant decisions made. Studying egg-rejection behavior by hosts to reduce the costs of …

Animals achieve camouflage through a variety of mechanisms, of which background
matching and disruptive coloration are likely the most common. Although many studies have …

Background Marine and intertidal organisms face the rhythmic environmental changes
induced by tides. The large amplitude of spring tides that occur around full and new moon …

Evolutionary hypotheses regarding the function of eggshell phenotypes, from solar
protection through mimicry, have implicitly assumed that eggshell appearance remains static …