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Reproduction in risky environments: the role of invasive egg predators in ladybird laying strategies [PDF]
, 2016 This is the final version of the article. Available from PLOS via the DOI in this record.We have made the data for this publication freely available from the University of Exeter Repository: URL http://hdl.handle.net/10871/18252.Reproductive environments
Blount, JD, Paul, SC, Pell, JK
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European Journal of Entomology, 2010 True bugs are generally considered to be well protected against bird predation. Sympatric species that have similar warning coloration are supposed to form a functional Müllerian mimetic complex avoided by visually oriented avian predators.
Kateřina HOTOVÁ SVÁDOVÁ +3 more
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Development and evolution of insect pigmentation: Genetic mechanisms and the potential consequences of pleiotropy [PDF]
, 2009 Insect pigmentation is a premier model system in evolutionary and developmental biology. It has been at the heart of classical studies as well as recent breakthroughs.
Beldade, P., Wittkopp, PJ.
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Identifying the Degree of Gene Reuse During Repeated Adaptation
Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 24, December 2025.ABSTRACT The degree or extent of gene reuse during repeated adaptation offers key insights into the genomic constraints on evolution. Although many studies have identified signs of genomic repeatability, a thorough synthesis of methods for detecting gene reuse and estimating its extent is missing. In this review, we first propose a simple framework for
Samridhi Chaturvedi +2 more
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Brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, infestation of susceptible dog hosts is reduced by slow release of semiochemicals from a less susceptible host [PDF]
, 2017 Domestic dog breeds are hosts for the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, but infestation levels vary among breeds. Beagles are less susceptible to tick infestations than English cocker spaniels due to enhanced production of 2-hexanone ...
Birkett, Michael A. +7 more
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Colouration in crab spiders: substrate choice and prey attraction [PDF]
, 2005 Published version: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/208/10/1785/F3 ...
Cheng, K +3 more
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Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 2588-2600, October 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animal coloration serves a variety of visually related functions in nature (e.g. mate choice, aposematism and camouflage) but the pigments in integumentary tissues such as skin, scales and feathers may also serve functions unrelated to the visual environment (e.g ...
Beth A. Reinke +2 more
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Colour preferences of UK garden birds at supplementary seed feeders [PDF]
, 2017 Supplementary feeding of garden birds generally has benefits for both bird populations and human wellbeing. Birds have excellent colour vision, and show preferences for food items of particular colours, but research into colour preferences associated ...
Morrell, Lesley J. +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Conspicuous coloration coupled with secondary defensive mechanisms is known as aposematic coloration and is used in predator avoidance and defense. Classic theory argues that aposematic signals tend to be more effective in larger organisms as they are ...
Monica M. Winebarger +6 more
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Visual information in the dark: Bioluminescence and perceptual design through evolution
Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 2611-2625, October 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Bioluminescence offers a powerful framework for understanding how organisms evolve to shape visual information in diverse ways. Complementing studies of colour, transparency and pattern in illuminated environments, bioluminescent systems instead rely on generated light,
Todd H. Oakley
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