Evolution of mimicry rings as a window into community dynamics

K Kunte, AG Kizhakke, V Nawge - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
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 …

Predator selection on phenotypic variability of cryptic and aposematic moths

O Nokelainen, SA Silvasti, SY Strauss… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Natural selection generally favours phenotypic variability in camouflaged organisms,
whereas aposematic organisms are expected to evolve a more uniform warning coloration …

Color polymorphic carnivores have faster speciation rates

MM Heuer, K Fischer, L Tensen - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Variation in coat color is a prominent feature in carnivores, thought to be shaped by
environmental factors. As new traits could allow populations to occupy novel niches and …

Factors determining the dorsal coloration pattern of aposematic salamanders

B Barzaghi, A Melotto, P Cogliati, R Manenti… - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Aposematic bright colors have a key role for animal defense and can be expressed through
metabolic production or by acquiring pigments from diet. Aposematic coloration can be …

Intraspecific color diversity and camouflage associated with ontogeny in an insular land crab

MCA João, RC Duarte, AS Freire… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2023‏ - Springer
Many species exhibit high intraspecific color variation between sexes or ontogenetic phases
due to sexual selection or sex-/age-specific differential predation. In crabs, the function and …

Exploring polymorphism in a palatable prey: predation risk and frequency dependence in relation to distinct levels of conspicuousness

R Poloni, M Dhennin, J Mappes, M Joron… - Evolution …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Camouflage and warning signals are different antipredator strategies, which offer an
excellent opportunity to study the evolutionary forces acting on prey appearance. Edible …

Multimodal aposematic defenses through the predation sequence

AE Winters, J Lommi, J Kirvesoja… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Aposematic organisms warn predators of their unprofitability using a combination of
defenses, including visual warning signals, startling sounds, noxious odors, or aversive …

Hard to catch: experimental evidence supports evasive mimicry

E Páez, JK Valkonen, KR Willmott… - … of the Royal …, 2021‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most research on aposematism has focused on chemically defended prey, but the signalling
difficulty of capture remains poorly explored. Similar to classical Batesian and Müllerian …

Predator response to the coloured eyespots and defensive posture of Colombian four‐eyed frogs

TL Hernández‐Palma… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Deimatic displays, where sudden changes in prey appearance elicit aversive predator
reactions, have been suggested to occur in many taxa. These (often only putative) displays …

A computational neuroscience framework for quantifying warning signals

O Penacchio, CG Halpin, IC Cuthill… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Animal warning signals show remarkable diversity, yet subjectively appear to share certain
visual features that make defended prey stand out and look different from more cryptic …