Light is arguably the most important abiotic factor for living organisms. Organisms evolved
under specific lighting conditions and their behavior, physiology, and ecology are inexorably …

Anthropogenic light at night is growing exponentially while many insect populations are in
decline. Many nocturnal insects provide numerous ecosystem services and are attracted to …

Mimetic resemblance is extensive across the tree of life yet agreeing on what constitutes
mimicry is challenging. One of the reasons for disagreement is a lack of unambiguous …

Iridescence is an optical phenomenon whereby colour changes with the illumination and
viewing angle. It can be produced by thin film interference or diffraction. Iridescent optical …

Adaptive coloration is under conflicting selection pressures: choosing potential mates and
warning signaling against visually guided predators. Different elements of the color signal …

Müllerian mimicry strongly exemplifies the power of natural selection. However, the exact
measure of such adaptive phenotypic convergence and the possible causes of its …

Humans have drastically altered nocturnal environments with electric lighting. Animals
depend on natural night light conditions and are now being inundated with artificial lighting …

Iridescent colours are colours that change with viewing or illumination geometry. While they
are widespread in many living organisms, most evolutionary studies on iridescence do not …

With varied, brightly patterned wings, butterflies have been the focus of much work on the
evolution and development of phenotypic novelty. However, the chemical structures of wing …

Müllerian mimicry is a positive interspecific interaction, whereby co-occurring defended prey
species share a common aposematic signal. In Lepidoptera, aposematic species typically …