Thermal melanism explains macroevolutionary variation of dorsal pigmentation in Eurasian vipers

F Martínez-Freiría, KS Toyama, I Freitas… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Colouration may endorse thermoregulatory and antipredatory functions in snakes. The
thermal melanism hypothesis predicts that dark-coloured individuals are ecologically …

Quantitative color profiling of digital images with earth mover's distance using the R package colordistance

HI Weller, MW Westneat - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Biological color may be adaptive or incidental, seasonal or permanent, species-or
population-specific, or modified for breeding, defense or camouflage. Although color is a …

Analysing biological colour patterns from digital images: An introduction to the current toolbox

CR Hemingson, PF Cowman… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the numerous roles that colouration serves in the natural world has remained
a central focus in many evolutionary and ecological studies. However, to accurately …

Trait differences among discrete morphs of a color polymorphic lizard, Podarcis erhardii

KM Brock, S Baeckens, CM Donihue, J Martín, P Pafilis… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Color polymorphism defies evolutionary expectations as striking phenotypic variation is
maintained within a single species. Color and other traits mediate social interactions, and …

Physiological and structural traits contribute to thermotolerance in wild Australian cotton species

G Dubey, AL Phillips, DJ Kemp, BJ Atwell - Annals of Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Five species of cotton (Gossypium) were exposed to 38° C
days during early vegetative development. Commercial cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) was …

Color morphs of the fire salamander are discriminated at night by conspecifics and predators

P Aguilar, G Pérez i de Lanuza… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The coexistence of multiple discrete color phenotypes (ie color polymorphism) has been
studied in many diurnal species where environmental light allows most visual systems to …

Is color data from citizen science photographs reliable for biodiversity research?

A Laitly, CT Callaghan, K Delhey… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Color research continuously demands better methods and larger sample sizes. Citizen
science (CS) projects are producing an ever‐growing geo‐and time‐referenced set of …

Through the eye of a lizard: hue discrimination in a lizard with ventral polymorphic coloration

G Pérez i de Lanuza, J Ábalos… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Colour polymorphisms are thought to be maintained by complex evolutionary processes,
some of which require that the colours of the alternative morphs function as chromatic …

The relative importance of body size and UV coloration in influencing male-male competition in a lacertid lizard

G Names, M Martin, A Badiane… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2019 - Springer
Communication via color signals is common in natural systems. Ultraviolet (UV)-blue
patches located on the outer-ventral scales of some lacertid lizards are thought to be …

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Contact-Analog and Bounding Box Prototypes in Augmented Reality Head-Up Display Warning for Chinese Novice Drivers Under …

W Chen, L Niu, S Liu, S Ma, H Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Augmented Reality Head-Up Display (AR-HUD) is a promising solution to the
current warning system distraction problem. However, how to effectively convey warnings …