Social stimuli, like faces, and sexual stimuli, like genitalia, spontaneously attract visual
attention in both human and non-human primates. Social orienting behaviour is thought to …

Previous research indicates that women frequently use red clothing to signal their sexual
receptivity, with men and women both recognizing this as a reliable cue to such receptivity …

Primates are remarkably colourful in comparison to other mammals. In particular, several
species exhibit red–orange pelage or bright red skin, with the latter thought to signal status …

Males in many vertebrate species have colorful ornaments that evolved by sexual selection.
The role of androgens in the genesis and maintenance of these signals is unclear. We …

A defining feature of catarrhine primates is uniform trichromacy—the ability to distinguish red
(long; L), green (medium; M), and blue (short; S) wavelengths of light. Although the tuning of …

Gregarious mammals interact to varying degrees and in a variety of ways with neighboring
groups. Since navigating this wider social environment via conventional means (social …

Primates are the most colourful members of the Mammalian clade. In vervet monkeys
(Chlorocebus pygerythrus), males are characterized by their red penis and blue scrotum …

In the artistic sports program, the referee'scores directly determine the final results of the
athletes. Wushu is a artistic sport that has a Chinese characteristic and has the potential to …

Highlights•Nonsex-specific colourful traits can potentially influence mate choice.•In most
primate species, it is unclear if males attend to colourful female traits.•We tested the effect of …

Animals face several challenges in their natural environment, and to cope with such
conditions, they may exhibit contrasting physiological responses that directly affect their …