Color in nature presents a striking dimension of variation, though understanding its function
and evolution largely depends on our ability to capture the perspective of relevant viewers …

Color traits are highly influenced by environmental conditions along the distributional range
of many species. Studies on the variation of animal coloration across different geographic …

Color polymorphism defies evolutionary expectations as striking phenotypic variation is
maintained within a single species. Color and other traits mediate social interactions, and …

To be effective, animal colour signals must attract attention—and therefore need to be
conspicuous. To understand the signal function, it is useful to evaluate their …

In aggressive mimicry, a predator accesses prey by mimicking the appearance and/or
behavior of a harmless or beneficial model in order to avoid being correctly identified by its …

One fundamental question in prey luring systems is to understand how visual signals are
interpreted by the receiver. Predators lure prey by falsely imitating the signal of a model, or …

Organisms often display multiple colour patches and for many analyses, it may be useful to
take into account all these patches at the same time, and reconstruct the colour volume of …

Spider silk is a natural fiber with remarkable strength, toughness, and elasticity that is
attracting attention as a biomaterial of the future. Golden orb-weaving spiders (Trichonephila …

Color discrimination thresholds proposed by receptor-noise type models are frequently used
in animal vision studies to predict a precise limit on the capacity of an animal to discriminate …

Flower-dwelling predators may play several ecological roles depending on their effects on
the reproductive success of the plants that they use to forage. However, tri-trophic …