The functions of bright bands in coral and other snakes have long been a puzzle. The most
common opinion is that coral snakes display aposematic marks and that other red and black …

Citizen science is the interaction of the non-academic community in scientific studies, often
extended to collaborative platforms. We analyzed 168 photographs shared in a Brazilian …

Evolutionary theory suggests that polymorphic traits can be maintained within a single
population only under specific conditions, such as negative frequency-dependent selection …

Aposematism is a visual communication system in which bright and contrasted coloured
prey warn predators about their unprofitability. The Northern Spectacled Salamander …

Aposematism is an anti-predator strategy where predators learn to associate the warning
signal on prey with an unpleasant experience, and consequently, avoid attacking similar …

Animals are naturally exposed to several predators, and, given that a single encounter with
a predator may cause prey's death, natural selection will strongly act upon its defensiveness …

Coral snakes in the genus Micrurus are venomous, aposematic organisms that signal
danger to predators through vivid coloration. Previous studies found that they serve as …

(Scrocchi and Cruz, 1993), X. guentheri Boulenger, 1894 and X. merremii (Wagler,
1824)(Tozetti et al., 2009; Alves et al., 2013; Marques et al., 2015, 2019; Abegg et al., 2018) …

The Neotropical Andes is one of the most diverse regions worldwide, which has been
evidenced across many taxa. Butterflies from the genus Adelpha are an excellent example …

Phenotypic polymorphism is commonly thought of as a step towards speciation in animals.
Sexual selection can contribute to the development and maintenance of phenotypic …