Behavioural, ecological, and evolutionary aspects of diversity in frog colour patterns

B Rojas - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The role of colours and colour patterns in behavioural ecology has been extensively studied
in a variety of contexts and taxa, while almost overlooked in many others. For decades …

From uni-to multimodality: towards an integrative view on anuran communication

I Starnberger, D Preininger, W Hödl - Journal of Comparative Physiology …, 2014 - Springer
Undeniably, acoustic signals are the predominant mode of communication in frogs and
toads. Acoustically active species are found throughout the vast diversity of anuran families …

Sexual dichromatism drives diversification within a major radiation of African amphibians

DM Portik, RC Bell, DC Blackburn, AM Bauer… - Systematic …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Theory predicts that sexually dimorphic traits under strong sexual selection,
particularly those involved with intersexual signaling, can accelerate speciation and produce …

It's not easy being green: Comparing typical skin colouration among amphibians with colour abnormalities associated with chromatophore deficits

J Gould, C McHenry - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibians can obtain their colour from a combination of several different pigment and light
reflecting cell types called chromatophores, with defects in one or several of the cells …

Breeding biology and the evolution of dynamic sexual dichromatism in frogs

RC Bell, GN Webster, MJ Whiting - Journal of Evolutionary …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Dynamic sexual dichromatism is a temporary colour change between the sexes and has
evolved independently in a wide range of anurans, many of which are explosive breeders …

A GIS approach to the study of colour anomalies in amphibians of Ukraine reveals the deleterious effect of human impacts

OY Marushchak, OD Nekrasova, VM Tytar… - Herpetology …, 2021 - biotaxa.org
Our study provides a review of colour anomalies in amphibians from Ukraine during the 20
th and early 21 st centuries. Observations including melanism, flavinism, leucism, and blue …

Porphyrins produce uniquely ephemeral animal colouration: a possible signal of virginity

I Galván, PR Camarero, R Mateo, JJ Negro - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Colours that underlie animal pigmentation can either be permanent or renewable in the
short term. Here we describe the discovery of a conspicuous salmon-pink colouration in the …

[HTML][HTML] Blue in Food and Beverages—A Review of Socio-Cultural, Economic, and Environmental Implications

A Szmagara - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The presented review concerns the cross-disciplinary approaches to the subject of blue food
and blue colourants, the socio-cultural aspects of blue food and beverage consumption …

Colouration matters in dull toads: ultraviolet adornment for ladies and agrochemicals fading effects

S Tartu, L Lorrain-Soligon, M Cheron, A Dupoué… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Integument colouration can influence many aspects of fitness, and is under strong sexual
selection. Amphibians often express sexual dichromatism, and ultra-violet (UV) colouration …

[PDF][PDF] Two new Poyntonophrynus species (Anura: Bufonidae) highlight the importance of Angolan centers of endemism

NL Baptista, PV Pinto, C Keates… - Vertebrate …, 2023 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
The pygmy toad genus Poyntonophrynus is endemic to southern Africa. The morphology of
these small toads is conserved. They are usually dully colored, and are predominately …