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Acta Biologica SibiricaIn this paper, we describe the preimaginal stages of Carcinopyga lichenigera C. Felder & R. Felder distributed in the mountain regions of eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, and northwestern India (Ladakh; Jammu and Kashmir).
Vitaly M. Spitsyn +4 more
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Are Toxic Butterflies More Easily Detected by Human ‘Predators’?
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.Aposematic signals are often thought to be conspicuous and stable across environments. Yet, butterflies can have distinct colours on their dorsal and ventral sides which contradict this prediction. We found that despite toxic butterflies having similar detectability on both sides, only dorsal detectability positively correlated with toxicity.
Marilia Fernandes Erickson +2 more
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Optimal predator risk assessment by the sonar-jamming arctiine moth Bertholdia trigona. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Nearly all animals face a tradeoff between seeking food and mates and avoiding predation. Optimal escape theory holds that an animal confronted with a predator should only flee when benefits of flight (increased survival) outweigh the costs (energetic ...
Aaron J Corcoran +2 more
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Video_3_Nonchalant Flight in Tiger Moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae) Is Correlated With Unpalatability.MP4
, 2019 Many aposematic animals are well-known to exhibit generally sluggish movements. However, less is known about their escape responses when under direct threat of predation.
Nicolas J. Dowdy (2620318) +1 more
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Spatial Mismatches of Plant‐Pollinator Interactions Under Future Climate Conditions
Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Aim Global change could disrupt critical ecological interactions, especially if interacting species shift their geographic ranges at different rates or in different directions. Functional redundancy within generalized networks could make them more resilient to climate change than networks with highly specialized interactions.
Samantha Day Briggs, Jill T. Anderson
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, 2019 Many aposematic animals are well-known to exhibit generally sluggish movements. However, less is known about their escape responses when under direct threat of predation.
Nicolas J. Dowdy (2620318) +1 more
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The Genetic Basis of Color Polymorphism in the Orb‐Web Spider Gasteracantha cancriformis
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.This study investigates the genetic basis of coloration in the polymorphic spider Gasteracantha cancriformis using RNA‐seq data from different female color morphs. We assembled a reference transcriptome and identified differentially expressed genes associated with known pigmentation pathways, including carotenoids, melanin, ommochromes, and pteridines.
Paula Torres‐Quintero +3 more
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Don't You Know That I'm Toxic? Wild Birds Learn to Avoid a Novel Aposematic Warning Signal
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.The foraging behaviours of predators towards aposematic prey have been studied extensively and there is much empirical evidence to support this theory. Often, studies involving wild species are relatively short‐term and so there is a possibility that any aversive behaviours exhibited by predators are merely neophobic. In this study, we ensure predators
Samuel G. Thompson, Steven J. Portugal
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Video_2_Nonchalant Flight in Tiger Moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae) Is Correlated With Unpalatability.MP4
, 2019 Many aposematic animals are well-known to exhibit generally sluggish movements. However, less is known about their escape responses when under direct threat of predation.
Nicolas J. Dowdy (2620318) +1 more
core +1 more source
Video_1_Nonchalant Flight in Tiger Moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae) Is Correlated With Unpalatability.MP4
, 2019 Many aposematic animals are well-known to exhibit generally sluggish movements. However, less is known about their escape responses when under direct threat of predation.
Nicolas J. Dowdy (2620318) +1 more
core +1 more source