Anthropogenic light is ubiquitous in areas where humans are present and is showing a
progressive increase worldwide. This has far-reaching consequences for most species and …

Artificial lighting at night (ALAN) produced by urban, industrial, and roadway lighting, as well
as other sources, has dramatically increased in recent decades, especially in coastal …

To understand the function of colour signals in nature, we require robust quantitative
analytical frameworks to enable us to estimate how animal and plant colour patterns appear …

The existence of a synthetic program of research on what was then termed the “nocturnal
problem” and that we might now call “nighttime ecology” was declared more than 70 years …

Mammalian life shows huge diversity, but most groups remain nocturnal in their activity
pattern. A key unresolved question is whether mammal species that have diversified into …

It has been 25 years since the formalization of the Sensory Drive hypothesis was published
in the American Naturalist (1992). Since then, there has been an explosion of research …

Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been massively deployed worldwide and has become a
major environmental pressure for biodiversity, especially contributing to habitat loss and …

Primates are noted for their varied and complex pelage and bare skin coloration but the
significance of this diverse coloration remains opaque. Using new updated information …

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a pervasive anthropogenic pollutant, emanating from urban
and suburban developments and reaching nearly all ecosystems from dense forests to …

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