Mammalian colors and color patterns are some of the most diverse and conspicuous traits
found in nature and have been widely studied from genetic/developmental and evolutionary …

Early color-matching studies established that normal human color vision is trichromatic.
Subsequent research revealed a causal link between trichromacy and the presence in the …

Primates have traditionally been regarded as vision-oriented animals with low olfactory
ability, though this “microsmatic primates” view has been challenged recently. To clarify …

The adaptive significance of fruit colour has been investigated for over a century. While
colour can fulfil various functions, the most commonly tested hypothesis is that it has evolved …

The ecological function of fruit colour has been the focus of many studies. The most
commonly tested hypothesis is that fruit colour has evolved to facilitate detection by seed …

The colours of fleshy fruits play a critical role in plant dispersal by advertising ripe fruits to
consumers. Fruit colours have long been classified into syndromes attributed to selection by …

Twenty years ago, Dominy and colleagues published “The sensory ecology of primate food
perception,” an impactful review that brought new perspectives to understanding primate …

The loss of previously adaptive traits is typically linked to relaxation in selection, yet the
molecular steps leading to such repeated losses are rarely known. Molecular studies of loss …

The senses play critical roles in helping animals evaluate foods, including fruits that can
change both in colour and scent during ripening to attract frugivores. Although numerous …

In syndromic forms of myopia caused by long (L) to middle (M) wavelength (L/M)
interchange mutations, erroneous contrast signals from ON-bipolar cells activated by cones …