Visual complexity of egg patterns predicts egg rejection according to Weber's law
T Dixit, AL Apostol, KC Chen… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Visual complexity is ubiquitous in nature. Drivers of complexity include selection in
coevolutionary arms races between antagonists. However, the causes and consequences of …
coevolutionary arms races between antagonists. However, the causes and consequences of …
Host learning selects for the coevolution of greater egg mimicry and narrower antiparasitic egg-rejection thresholds
Egg rejection is an effective and widespread antiparasitic defense to eliminate foreign eggs
from the nests of hosts of brood parasitic birds. Several lines of observational and critical …
from the nests of hosts of brood parasitic birds. Several lines of observational and critical …
Repeatable randomness, invariant properties, and the design of biological signatures of identity
What makes a perfect signature? Optimal signatures should be consistent within individuals
and distinctive between individuals. In defense against avian brood parasitism, some host …
and distinctive between individuals. In defense against avian brood parasitism, some host …
Weber's Law
animals, including humans, decisions often rely on the ability to tell the difference between
things that vary in size or magnitude. From choosing the larger food item to estimating an …
things that vary in size or magnitude. From choosing the larger food item to estimating an …
Female preference for males with lower pattern contrast follows Weber's law of proportional processing in jumping spiders
According to Weber's law of proportional processing, perceptual discrimination between
stimuli of different magnitudes is based on their proportional differences in magnitude (not …
stimuli of different magnitudes is based on their proportional differences in magnitude (not …
Clutch size and the rejection of parasitic eggs: a comparative test of the maternal investment hypothesis
Obligate brood parasitic birds lay their eggs in the nests of other species, reducing the host's
own reproductive output. To circumvent these fitness costs, many—but not all—host species …
own reproductive output. To circumvent these fitness costs, many—but not all—host species …
Two New Flightless Weevils in the Genus Metapocyrtus Heller (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) from Mt. Candalaga, Davao de Oro, Mindanao Island …
Two flightless weevils from the genus Metapocyrtus Heller, 1912 namely Metapocyrtus
(Orthocyrtus) managusan Cabras, Agbas and Obrial, sp. nov. and Metapocyrtus sidlakan …
(Orthocyrtus) managusan Cabras, Agbas and Obrial, sp. nov. and Metapocyrtus sidlakan …
[图书][B] Investigating Processes Speciation at Multiple Scales in Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris)
M Dye - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Key to the study of evolutionary biology is understanding the process through which new
species form and are maintained. Reinforcement, the process through which prezygotic …
species form and are maintained. Reinforcement, the process through which prezygotic …
Female chorus frogs delay mate choice under suboptimal environmental conditions
Highlights•Temperature did not affect species recognition in upland chorus frogs.•Females
took twice as long to make a choice at low temperatures.•Females took twice as long to …
took twice as long to make a choice at low temperatures.•Females took twice as long to …