To understand the function of colour signals in nature, we require robust quantitative
analytical frameworks to enable us to estimate how animal and plant colour patterns appear …

In understanding how visual signals function, quantifying the components of those patterns
is vital. With the ever-increasing power and availability of digital photography, many studies …

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 …

Recent technical and methodological advances have led to a dramatic increase in the use of
spectrometry to quantify reflectance properties of biological materials, as well as models to …

Traditional methods for colour quantification are complicated by the fact that colours change
depending on illumination, and that different observers often perceive colours differently …

The world in color presents a dazzling dimension of phenotypic variation. Biological interest
in this variation has burgeoned, due to both increased means for quantifying spectral …

The use of image data to quantify, study and compare variation in the colours and patterns of
organisms requires the alignment of images to establish homology, followed by colour …

Many animals use the spectral distribution of light to guide behaviour, but whether they have
colour vision has been debated for over a century. Our strong subjective experience of …

The analysis of colour pattern geometry is not as well advanced as the analysis of colour,
although this reflects a lack of an analytical framework. The present study proposes an …

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 …