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 …

Animal defensive coloration has long provided many important examples of evolution and
adaptation. Of these, industrial melanism in the peppered moth is the classic textbook …

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 …

Camouflage is ubiquitous in the natural world and benefits both predators and prey.
Amongst the range of concealment strategies, disruptive coloration is thought to visually …

Despite more than a century of biological research on the evolution and maintenance of
mimetic signals, the relative frequencies of models and mimics necessary to establish and …

1. This article reports the responses of wild, adult jacamars to butterflies with distinct
coloration types in central Brazil. Fully aposematic species, ie those exhibiting bright and/or …

Imperfect mimicry may be maintained when the various components of an aposematic signal
have different salience for predators. Experimental laboratory studies provide robust …

Many organisms have evolved adaptive coloration that reduces their risk of predation.
Cryptic coloration reduces the likelihood of detection/recognition by potential predators …

Wing coloration is a very ancient feature among insects. Even the wings of the oldest known
Pterygota showed transverse colored bands involved in a putative disruptive function …

Disruptive coloration is a common camouflage strategy that breaks body outlines and
ostensibly blends organisms into complex backgrounds. However, contrasting false edges …