Individual colour patches as multicomponent signals

GF Grether, GR Kolluru, K Nersissian - Biological Reviews, 2004‏ - cambridge.org
Colour patches are complex traits, the components of which may evolve independently
through a variety of mechanisms. Although usually treated as simple, two-dimensional …

PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS AND A TEST OF THE CURRENT INFRAGENERIC CLASSIFICATION OF NOROPS (BETA ANOLIS)

KE Nicholson - Herpetological Monographs, 2002‏ - meridian.allenpress.com
The phylogenetic relationships among anoles have been much studied and difficult to
unravel. Most work has focused on the Caribbean anoles, leaving the phylogenetic …

Differences in Visual Signal Design and Detectability between Allopatric Populations of Anolis Lizards

M Leal, LJ Fleishman - The American Naturalist, 2004‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
We tested the prediction of the sensory drive hypothesis using four allopatric populations of
the lizard Anolis cristatellus from two distinct environments (ie, mesic and xeric conditions) …

Macroecological patterns in flower colour are shaped by both biotic and abiotic factors

RL Dalrymple, DJ Kemp, H Flores‐Moreno… - New …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
There is a wealth of research on the way interactions with pollinators shape flower traits.
However, we have much more to learn about influences of the abiotic environment on flower …

Camouflage and colour change: antipredator responses to bird and snake predators across multiple populations in a dwarf chameleon

D Stuart-Fox, MJ Whiting… - Biological Journal of the …, 2006‏ - academic.oup.com
Potential prey are often exposed to multiple predators that vary in their foraging tactics and
ability to detect prey. For animals that rely on crypsis to avoid predators, one solution is to …

Evolution of color variation in dragon lizards: quantitative tests of the role of crypsis and local adaptation

DM Stuart‐Fox, A Moussalli, GR Johnston… - Evolution, 2004‏ - academic.oup.com
Many animal species display striking color differences with respect to geographic location,
sex, and body region. Traditional adaptive explanations for such complex patterns invoke an …

Modification of the visual background increases the conspicuousness of golden-collared manakin displays

JAC Uy, JA Endler - Behavioral Ecology, 2004‏ - academic.oup.com
Effective visual communication requires signals that are easy to detect, transmit, receive,
and discriminate. Animals can increase the probability that their visual signals would be …

Multimodal communication of wolf spiders on different substrates: evidence for behavioural plasticity

SD Gordon, GW Uetz - Animal Behaviour, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Communication in complex environments poses challenges of potential loss of intended
messages, but some animals may compensate by using multimodal signalling. Courtship …

Natural selection on social signals: signal efficacy and the evolution of chameleon display coloration

D Stuart-Fox, A Moussalli… - The American …, 2007‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Whether general patterns of signal evolution can be explained by selection for signal
efficacy (detectability) has yet to be established. To establish the importance of signal …

High sensitivity to short wavelengths in a lizard and implications for understanding the evolution of visual systems in lizards

LJ Fleishman, ER Loew… - Proceedings of the …, 2011‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Progress in develo** animal communication theory is frequently constrained by a poor
understanding of sensory systems. For example, while lizards have been the focus of …