Coloration facilitates evolutionary investigations in nature because the interaction between
genotype, phenotype and environment is relatively accessible. In a landmark set of studies …

Aposematic signals visually advertise underlying anti-predatory defences in many species.
They should be detectable (eg contrasting against the background) and bold (eg using …

Edge detection is important for object detection and recognition. However, we do not know
whether edge statistics accurately predict the detection of prey by potential predators. This is …

Behaviours can be adaptively correlated with each other and with other aspects of
phenotype. We investigated behaviour across foraging, mating, and risk contexts in females …

Sexual selection drives the evolution of many spectacular animal displays that we see in
nature. Yet, how selection combines and elaborates different signal traits remains unclear …

Simple Summary Generally, animals prefer mating with partners of the opposite sex with
specific features, which suggests that animals tend to choose mates with particular …

Complex colouration facilitates evolutionary investigations in nature because the interaction
between genotype, phenotype and environment is relatively accessible. In a landmark set of …

Female ornaments are often expressed as reduced male-like ornaments. Although they
were once considered non-functional by-products of selection acting on males, recent …