Insect colours and visual appearance in the eyes of their predators
The striking diversity in insect colouration, colour pattern and visual appearance (shape,
size, texture or movement) has evolved in response to the needs of communication, both …
size, texture or movement) has evolved in response to the needs of communication, both …
Visual modeling shows that avian host parents use multiple visual cues in rejecting parasitic eggs
CN Spottiswoode, M Stevens - Proceedings of the National …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
One of the most striking outcomes of coevolution between species is egg mimicry by brood
parasitic birds, resulting from rejection behavior by discriminating host parents. Yet, how …
parasitic birds, resulting from rejection behavior by discriminating host parents. Yet, how …
Pattern mimicry of host eggs by the common cuckoo, as seen through a bird's eye
MC Stoddard, M Stevens - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cuckoo–host interactions provide classical examples of coevolution. Cuckoos place hosts
under selection to detect and reject foreign eggs, while host defences result in the evolution …
under selection to detect and reject foreign eggs, while host defences result in the evolution …
Plant green-island phenotype induced by leaf-miners is mediated by bacterial symbionts
The life cycles of many organisms are constrained by the seasonality of resources. This is
particularly true for leaf-mining herbivorous insects that use deciduous leaves to fuel growth …
particularly true for leaf-mining herbivorous insects that use deciduous leaves to fuel growth …
Color signal information content and the eye of the beholder: a case study in the rhesus macaque
Animal coloration has provided many classical examples of both natural and sexual
selection. Methods to study color signals range from human assessment to models of …
selection. Methods to study color signals range from human assessment to models of …
Diet quality affects warning coloration indirectly: excretion costs in a generalist herbivore
Aposematic herbivores are under selection pressure from their host plants and predators.
Although many aposematic herbivores exploit plant toxins in their own secondary defense …
Although many aposematic herbivores exploit plant toxins in their own secondary defense …
Teasing apart the many effects of lighting environment on opsin expression and foraging preference in bluefin killifish
RC Fuller, LA Noa, RS Strellner - The American Naturalist, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
Coloration and color vision covary with lighting in many taxa. Determining the mechanisms
underlying these patterns is difficult because lighting environments can have multiple effects …
underlying these patterns is difficult because lighting environments can have multiple effects …
Colour change and assortment in the western rainbowfish
Grouping behaviour is widespread across the animal kingdom, and is known to reduce an
individual's risk of predation, for example through predator confusion. Theory predicts that …
individual's risk of predation, for example through predator confusion. Theory predicts that …
Nuptial coloration varies with ambient light environment in a freshwater fish
Visual signals play a vital role in many animal communication systems. Signal design,
however, often varies within species, raising evolutionarily important questions concerning …
however, often varies within species, raising evolutionarily important questions concerning …
Color as a signal: the relationship between coloration and morphology in male eastern fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus
T Langkilde, KE Boronow - Journal of Herpetology, 2010 - BioOne
Color is used in social signaling by many species. Male Eastern Fence Lizards, Sceloporus
undulatus, possess sex-specific dorsal and ventral coloration, including vivid blue badges …
undulatus, possess sex-specific dorsal and ventral coloration, including vivid blue badges …