BACKGROUND The interdisciplinary field of animal coloration is growing rapidly, spanning
questions about the diverse ways that animals use pigments and structures to generate …

In recent decades, advances in lighting technology have precipitated exponential increases
in night sky brightness worldwide, raising concerns in the scientific community about the …

Insects around the world are rapidly declining. Concerns over what this loss means for food
security and ecological communities have compelled a growing number of researchers to …

Gloger's rule is an ecogeographical rule that links animal colouration with climatic variation.
This rule is named after CWL Gloger who was one of the first to summarise the associations …

In this work, we explore the potential influence of sensory ecology on speciation, including
but not limited to the concept of sensory drive, which concerns the coevolution of signals and …

Many fishes, both freshwater or marine, have colour vision that may outperform humans. As
a result, to understand the behavioural tasks that vision enables; including mate choice …

Human activities by altering environmental conditions are influencing the mate choice of
animals. This is by impacts on:(i) the production and expression of traits evaluated by mate …

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim at providing a healthier planet for present
and future generations. At the most recent SDG summit held in 2019, Member States …

Light pollution impacts both intra-and inter-specific interactions, such as interactions
between mates and predator–prey interactions. In mobile organisms attracted to artificial …

The rapid spread of artificial light at night (ALAN) poses myriad problems for nocturnal
biodiversity. Bioluminescent taxa that communicate via glowing lures, warning signals, or …