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Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive & Dependence: Using Dodgeball to Explore Frequency Dependent Selection [PDF]
, 2016 The term frequency dependence describes scenarios in which the likelihood of an event occurring is strongly tied to how common a particular trait is. Understanding frequency dependence is key to understanding numerous biological processes relevant to ...
Stuckert, Adam, Vance-Chalcraft, Heather
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Signal verification can promote reliable signalling. [PDF]
, 2013 The central question in communication theory is whether communication is reliable, and if so, which mechanisms select for reliability. The primary approach in the past has been to attribute reliability to strategic costs associated with signalling as ...
Broom, M. +2 more
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Ultraviolet components offer minimal contrast enhancement to an aposematic signal
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Aposematic and sexual signals are often characterized by bright, highly contrasting colors. Many species can see colors beyond the human visible spectrum, and ultraviolet (UV) reflection has been found to play an important role in communication and ...
Justin Yeager, James B. Barnett
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, 1998 Number of Pages: 3Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Greene, Brian D. +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Many chemically defended aposematic species are characterized by relatively low toxin levels, which enables predators to include them in their diets under certain circumstances.
Jan M. Kaczmarek +3 more
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Diversifying selection and color-biased dispersal in the asp viper. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The presence of intraspecific color polymorphism can have multiple impacts on the ecology of a species; as a consequence, particular color morphs may be strongly selected for in a given habitat type.
Dubey, S. +10 more
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Environmental adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, and associative learning in insects: the desert locust as a case study [PDF]
, 2016 The ability to learn and store information should be adapted to the environment in which animals operate to confer a selective advantage. Yet the relationship between learning, memory, and the environment is poorly understood, and further complicated by ...
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Circumstantial evidences for mimicry of scorpions by the neotropical gecko Coleodactylus brachystoma (Squamata, Gekkonidae) in the Cerrados of central Brazil [PDF]
, 2005 There are few records of invertebrates mimicry by reptiles. In the Cerrados of central Brazil, the small Coleodactylus brachystoma is an endemic species common in the islands and margins of the Serra da Mesa hydroelectric dam reservoir.
Paulo Cesar Motta +1 more
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Insects, 2022 Many insects display a cryptic color to avoid detection by predators that search for prey by sight. However, some species with chemicals that predators dislike may display a warning color (aposematism) to predators.
Makoto Tsubuki, Fumio Hayashi
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Coloration serves several fitness‐related functions, including thermoregulation, immunity, social signaling, sexual selection, and predator avoidance. Consequently, color polymorphism can have a significant impact on a species’ interactions with its environment, including its relationships with predators, prey, and potential mates. The wood tiger moth (
Juan A. Galarza +9 more
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