Stabilizing selection on individual pattern elements of aposematic signals
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0926
Abstract: Warning signal variation is ubiquitous but paradoxical: low variability should aid recognition and learning by predators. However, spatial variability in the direction and strength of selection for individual elements of the warning signal may allow… read more here.
Keywords: stabilizing selection; colour pattern; selection; pattern elements ... See more keywords
Chemical signals act as the main reproductive barrier between sister and mimetic Heliconius butterflies
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0587
Abstract: Colour pattern is the main trait that drives mate recognition between Heliconius species that are phylogenetically close. However, when this cue is compromised such as in cases of mimetic, sympatric and closely related species, alternative… read more here.
Keywords: reproductive barrier; heliconius; colour pattern; reproductive isolation ... See more keywords
Genetic and environmental drivers of colour and pattern in the Australian jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14066
Abstract: The underlying drivers of variation in the colouration (colour and pattern) of animals can be genetic, non‐genetic, or more likely, a combination of both. Understanding the role of heritable genetic elements, as well as non‐genetic… read more here.
Keywords: colour pattern; amphibolurus muricatus; jacky dragon; non genetic ... See more keywords
Testing the role of ecological selection on colour pattern variation in the butterfly Parnassius clodius
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.15279
Abstract: Colour pattern has served as an important phenotype in understanding the process of natural selection, particularly in brightly coloured and variable species like butterflies. However, different selective forces operate on aspects of colour pattern, for… read more here.
Keywords: butterfly parnassius; ecological selection; colour pattern; selection ... See more keywords
Genetic isolation by distance underlies colour pattern divergence in red‐eyed treefrogs (Agalychnis callidryas)
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16350
Abstract: Investigating the spatial distribution of genetic and phenotypic variation can provide insights into the evolutionary processes that shape diversity in natural systems. We characterized patterns of genetic and phenotypic diversity to learn about drivers of… read more here.
Keywords: eyed treefrogs; colour pattern; distance; treefrogs agalychnis ... See more keywords
Description of a new species of the Alpheus edwardsii group (Decapoda: Alpheidae) with a distinctive colour pattern from the Indo-West Pacific
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.3.7
Abstract: A new snapping shrimp species of the Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826) group is described based on two specimens, one male and one female, collected on shallow-water reef flats of the Southern Ari Atoll in the… read more here.
Keywords: colour pattern; group; alpheus edwardsii; new species ... See more keywords