Vertebrates exhibit a wide range of color patterns, which play critical roles in mediating intra-
and interspecific communication. Because of their diversity and visual accessibility, color …

Birds exhibit remarkable variation in plumage patterns, both within individual feathers and
among plumage patches. Differences in the size, shape, and location of pigments and …

To understand the function of colour signals in nature, we require robust quantitative
analytical frameworks to enable us to estimate how animal and plant colour patterns appear …

Little is known about the extent to which species use homologous regulatory architectures to
achieve phenotypic convergence. By characterizing chromatin accessibility and gene …

Visual preferences are important drivers of mate choice and sexual selection, but little is
known of how they evolve at the genetic level. In this study, we took advantage of the …

Colour pattern variation provides biological information in fields ranging from disease
ecology to speciation dynamics. Comparing colour pattern geometries across images …

Biological color may be adaptive or incidental, seasonal or permanent, species-or
population-specific, or modified for breeding, defense or camouflage. Although color is a …

To what extent can we predict how evolution occurs? Do genetic architectures and
developmental processes canalize the evolution of similar outcomes in a predictable …

Background Increasing demand for high-value fish species and pressure on forage fish is
challenging aquaculture to ensure sustainable growth by replacing protein sources in …

Color patterns provide easy access to phenotypic diversity and allow the questioning of the
adaptive value of traits or the constraints acting on phenotypic evolution. Reef fish offer a …