Quantitative measurements of colour, pattern and morphology are vital to a growing range of
disciplines. Digital cameras are readily available and already widely used for making these …

Get a complete understanding of aircraft control and simulation Aircraft Control and
Simulation: Dynamics, Controls Design, and Autonomous Systems, Third Edition is a …

Highlights•Animal colors are dynamic in both space and time.•Colors can be considered and
studied in many of the same ways as animal behaviors.•We review recent findings in these …

Camouflage is a key defence across taxa and frequently critical to survival. A common
strategy is background matching, resembling the colour and pattern of the environment. This …

Evading detection by predators is crucial for survival. Camouflage is therefore a widespread
adaptation, but despite substantial research effort our understanding of different camouflage …

Traditionally, studies that explored animal communication have been directed towards the
observation of natural interactions between individuals. Over the years, researchers have …

Mechanisms maintaining honesty of sexual signals are far from resolved, limiting our
understanding of sexual selection and potential important parts of physiology. Carotenoid …

Background matching is the most familiar and widespread camouflage strategy: avoiding
detection by having a similar colour and pattern to the background. Optimizing background …

Many animals display static coloration (eg of feathers or fur) that can serve as a reliable
sexual or social signal, but the communication function of rapidly changing colours (as in …

Intertidal ecosystems have primarily been studied using field-based sampling; remote
sensing offers the ability to collect data over large areas in a snapshot of time that could …