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Aposematic signaling and seasonal variation in dorsal pelage in a venomous mammal

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
In mammals, colouration patterns are often related to concealment, intraspecific communication, including aposematic signals, and physiological adaptations.
K. Anne‐Isola Nekaris, Marco Campera, Anna R. Watkins, Ariana V. Weldon, Katherine Hedger, Thais Q. Morcatty   +5 more
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Male‐territory‐visiting polygamy in the sand‐dwelling goby Fusigobius inframaculatus (Gobiidae) inhabiting reef caves

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract We conducted an observational field survey of the innerspotted sandgoby Fusigobius inframaculatus on reefs of Kuchierabu‐jima Island, southern Japan, to investigate its mating system. Individuals of the goby maintained home ranges on sandy bottoms within rocky caves or beneath overhangs that served as shelters. Of 34 identified individuals, 32%
Ryoga Seiwa, Yoichi Sakai
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Solenostomus snuffleupagus sp. nov., a hairy ghost pipefish (Teleostei: Solenostomidae) from the Southwest Pacific, with an integrative comparison to S. paegnius

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract A new species of ghost pipefish, Solenostomus snuffleupagus sp. nov., is described from the Coral Sea based on specimens (18–34 mm SL) collected from coral reef habitats in Queensland, Australia. The species is diagnosed by the following combination of characters: abundant elongate integumentary filaments imparting a conspicuously shaggy ...
Graham Short, David Harasti
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The influence of pupal colour on diapause and post‐diapause success in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
The swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon has a brown‐ and green‐coloured morph, with the brown being more common in the diapausing generation. The darker colouration of brown pupae did not confer advantages for thermoregulation when developing, but they did have lower diapause metabolic rates.
Kevin T. Roberts, Philipp Lehmann
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Chromatic Contrast Alone Does Not Predict Predation Risk in the Longhorn Beetle Rosalia alpina

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
Prey colouration can affect predation risk, yet the function of the striking blue‐and‐black pattern of the longhorn beetle Rosalia alpina has not been tested experimentally. By combining reflectance measurements, visual modelling of potential avian predators and field experiments with plasticine models, we show that chromatic contrast alone does not ...
Danilo Russo, Stefano Rambaldi, Luca Cistrone, Antonio Pietro Garonna, Roberta Latini, Maria Buglione, Domenico Fulgione   +6 more
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Camouflaged and Watchful: Stonefish Escape Behavior on Crowded Reefs

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Understanding escape behavior in cryptic and venomous reef fishes is critical for both ecological theory and public safety in coastal environments. We quantified the Flight Initiation Distance (FID) of 65 individual stonefish (Synanceia spp.) across four
Lena Younger, Samai Peretz, Reuven Yosef
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 7, Page 601-624, July 2026.
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva, Rodrigo Almeida Pinheiro, José Cola Zanuncio, Conceição Aparecida dos Santos   +3 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Crypsis schoenoides Lam.

, 2007
Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part P), pp. 718-782 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 738, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
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Contribution to the flora of Cyprus: a new species of Crypsis (Poaceae). [PDF]

Willdenowia, 2004
Abstract Raus, Th. & Scholz, H.: Contribution to the flora of Cyprus: a new species of Crypsis (Poaceae). — Willdenowia 34: 457–462. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2004 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. Crypsis hadjikyriakou is described as a new species from the Troodos range of Cyprus and illustrated.
Thomas Raus, Hildemar Scholz
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