Why animal communication displays are so complex and how they have evolved are active
foci of research with a long and rich history. Progress towards an evolutionary analysis of …

As a species-typical trait of Homo sapiens, musicality represents a cognitively complex and
biologically grounded capacity worthy of intensive empirical investigation. Four principles …

Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies of behavioral
ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying and …

Courtship displays are behaviours aimed to facilitate attraction and mating with the opposite
sex and are very common across the animal kingdom. Most courtship displays are …

The initial evolution of warning signals in unprofitable prey, termed aposematism, is often
seen as a paradox because any new conspicuous mutant would be easier to detect than its …

The role of colours and colour patterns in behavioural ecology has been extensively studied
in a variety of contexts and taxa, while almost overlooked in many others. For decades …

Many species across taxa select habitat based on conspecific presence, known as
conspecific attraction. Studies that document conspecific attraction typically provide social …

Anthropogenic noise is widespread in nature and has been shown to produce a plethora of
impacts on wildlife. Sounds play a fundamental role in the lives of amphibians, with species …

Many mating signals consist of multimodal components that need decoding by several
sensory modalities on the receiver's side. For methodological and conceptual reasons, the …

Abstract Theory predicts that sexually dimorphic traits under strong sexual selection,
particularly those involved with intersexual signaling, can accelerate speciation and produce …