Natural selection is widely noted to drive divergence of phenotypic traits. Predation pressure
can facilitate morphological divergence, for example the evolution of both cryptic and …

Protective coloration is a well-known predator avoidance strategy in prey species.
Aposematic species often display a contrasting color pattern consisting of dark spots of …

The coexistence of both aposematic and cryptic morphs as different anti-predator strategies
within a species seems to be an unusual phenomenon in nature. The strawberry poison …

Because variation in warning signals slows down the predator education process,
aposematic theory predicts that animal warning signals should be monomorphic. Yet …

Demonstrations of interactions between diverse selective forces on bright coloration in
defended species are rare. Recent work has suggested that not only do the bright colours of …

While intraspecific variation in aposematic signals can be selected for by different predatory
responses, their evolution is also contingent on other processes shaping genetic variation …

Conspicuous coloration is often used in combination with chemical defenses to deter
predators from attacking. Experimental studies have shown that the avoidance inducing …

Aposematic signals may be subject to conflicting selective pressures from predators and
conspecifics. We studied female preferences for different components of aposematic …

It is commonly assumed that natural selection imposed by predators is the prevailing force
driving the evolution of aposematic traits. Here, we demonstrate that aposematic signals are …

Aposematism and crypsis are often viewed as two extremes of a continuum of visual
conspicuousness to predators. Theory predicts that behavioral and coloration …