Mating displays are often composed of multiple signals in multiple sensory modalities, with
each individual signal contributing to the attractiveness of the displaying individual. Adult …

Understanding the evolution of mate choice requires dissecting the mechanisms of female
preference, particularly how these differ among social contexts and preference phenotypes …

Background Animal behavior is largely driven by the information that animals are able to
extract and process from their environment. However, the function and organization of …

Sexual isolation is a critical form of reproductive isolation in the early stages of animal
speciation, yet little is known about the genetic basis of divergent mate preferences and …

Animal behavior is largely driven by the information that animals are able to extract and
process from their environment. However, the function and organization of sensory systems …

Animal vision is important for mediating multiple complex behaviors. In Heliconius
butterflies, vision guides fundamental behaviors such as oviposition, foraging, and mate …

Many animals have the ability to learn, and some taxa have shown learned mate preference.
This learning may be important for speciation in some species. The butterfly Heliconius …

Visual signals in the form of wing color, size, shape, pattern, and UV reflectance play an
important role in the mating and reproductive strategies of diurnal butterflies. Wing-based …

Speciation is facilitated when traits under divergent selection also act as mating cues.
Fluctuations in sensory conditions can alter signal perception independently of adaptation to …

Although previous investigations have shown that wing coloration is an important
component of social signaling in butterflies, the contribution of opsin evolution to sexual …