A previous theoretical model involving learning psychology and game theory has suggested
how warning coloration in unprofitable prey could evolve and become stable. The model …

Mechanisms concerned with the recognition of biological signals act as important agents of
selection on the appearance or 'form'of signals. Recognition of a given signal form can be …

Among the various properties of visual warning signals, colour seems to be especially
important for avian predators. We tested the role of particular colours of an aposematic …

Biological displays are often symmetrical, and there is growing evidence that receivers are
sensitive to these symmetries. One explanation for the evolution of such sensitivity is that …

It is now well established that signal receivers have a key role in the evolution of animal
communication: the suite of sensory and cognitive processes by which animals perceive and …

Abstract “Peak shift” is a behavioral response bias arising from discrimination learning in
which animals display a directional, but limited, preference for or avoidance of unusual …

Females of many insect species cluster their eggs. Egg clustering by lepidopteran species
usually results in aggregation of larvae that are more often conspicuously coloured and …

Aposematism is defined as the use of conspicuous colouration to warn predators that an
individual is chemically or otherwise defended. Mechanisms that drive the evolution of …

Prey species often possess defences (eg toxins) coupled with warning signals (ie
aposematism). There is growing evidence that the expression of aposematic signals often …

An important factor for understanding the evolution of warning coloration in unprofitable prey
is the synergistic effect produced by predator generalisation behaviour. Warning coloration …