Local adaptation is of fundamental interest to evolutionary biologists. Traditionally, local
adaptation has been studied using reciprocal transplant experiments to quantify fitness …

Natural selection shapes the evolution of anti-predator defences, such as camouflage. It is
currently contentious whether crypsis and disruptive coloration are alternative mechanisms …

Cryptic prey coloration typically bears a resemblance to the habitat the prey uses. It has
been suggested that coloration which visually matches a random sample of the background …

A crucial problem for most animals is how to deal with multiple types of predator, which differ
in their sensory capabilities and methods of prey detection. For animals capable of rapid …

Animal color patterns are a compromise between sexual selection pressures that increase
advantages accrued from conspicuousness, and natural selection pressures that decrease …

Potential prey are often exposed to multiple predators that vary in their foraging tactics and
ability to detect prey. For animals that rely on crypsis to avoid predators, one solution is to …

Environmental gradients often lead to the parallel evolution of populations and species. To
what extent do such gradients also lead to parallel evolution of the sexes? We used guppies …

Understanding how animals achieve simultaneous conspicuousness to intended receivers
and crypsis to unintended receivers requires investigating the distribution, size, and spectral …

Camouflage can be attained via mechanisms such as background matching (resembling the
general background) and disruptive coloration (hindering the detection of an animal's …

Camouflage can often be enhanced by genetic adaptation to different local environments.
However, it is less clear how individual behaviour improves camouflage effectiveness. We …