The strategies underlying different forms of protective coloration are well understood but little
attention has been paid to the ecological, life‐history and behavioural circumstances under …

Plants and animals are often adorned with potentially conspicuous colours (eg red, yellow,
orange, blue, purple). These include the dazzling colours of fruits and flowers, the brilliant …

Mimicry rings are communities of mimetic organisms that are excellent models for ecological
and evolutionary studies because the community composition, the nature of the species …

Many defended animals prevent attacks by displaying warning signals that are highly
conspicuous to their predators. We hypothesized that bioluminescing fireflies, widely known …

Despite more than a century of biological research on the evolution and maintenance of
mimetic signals, the relative frequencies of models and mimics necessary to establish and …

The existence of substantial variation in the accuracy of resemblance of mimics to their
models remains a fundamental evolutionary question, and the ability to quantify mimetic …

Imperfect mimicry may be maintained when the various components of an aposematic signal
have different salience for predators. Experimental laboratory studies provide robust …

Myrmecomorphy is the most frequent type of Batesian mimicry. Myrmecomorphic species
differ in the accuracy with which they resemble ants; however, the hypothesis of the co …

Adaptive radiation is characterized by rapid diversification that is strongly associated with
ecological specialization. However, understanding the evolutionary mechanisms fueling …

Survival and longevity in neotropical damselflies (Odonata, Polythoridae). Longevity among
insect orders varies greatly, and has mainly been studied in insects in temperate biomes …