Aside from its selective role in filtering inter‐individual variation during evolution by natural
selection, the environment also plays an instructive role in producing variation during …

Butterflies display extreme variation in wing shape associated with tremendous ecological
diversity. Disentangling the role of neutral versus adaptive processes in wing shape …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? Challenging leading scientific theories that claim
that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that …

Face perception serves as the basis for much of human social exchange. Diverse
information can be extracted about an individual from a single glance at their face, including …

At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species
relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it …

Technological developments in municipal lighting are altering the spectral characteristics of
artificially lit habitats. Little is yet known of the biological consequences of such changes …

Developmental bias, or genetic channeling, can influence the tempo and direction of
evolution and, thus, become reflected in patterns of biodiversity. Twenty years ago, this …

The origin of novel traits is what draws many to evolutionary biology, yet our understanding
of the mechanisms that underlie the genesis of novelty remains limited. Here I review …

Insects display a staggering diversity of mating and social behaviours. Studying these
systems provides insights into a wide range of evolutionary and behavioural questions, such …