Motion is a crucial part of the natural world, yet our understanding of how animals avoid
predation whilst moving remains rather limited. Although several theories have been …

While basic research on animal coloration is the theme of this special edition, here we
highlight its applied significance for industry, innovation and society. Both the nanophotonic …

Key features: Presents a contemporary snapshot of the mechanisms underlying the
evolution and adaptation of behavior Explores how genetics, epigenetics, development, and …

The ecological and evolutionary dynamics maintaining colour polymorphisms are important
because of the relationship between polymorphism and niche evolution, species formation …

Sexual ornamentation needs to be conspicuous to be effective in attracting potential mates
and defending territories and indeed, a multitude of ways exists to achieve this. Two …

There are many factors that affect signal design, including the need for rapid signal detection
and the ability to identify the signal as conspecific. Understanding these different sources of …

Animal coloration has evolved in contexts such as communication, camouflage, and
thermoregulation. Most studies of animal coloration focus on its adaptive benefits, whereas …

This chapter focuses on the mechanisms that prey employ to avoid predation. Antipredator
mechanisms can roughly be broken into two themes. First, animals possess a suite of …

Flash displays describe the sudden revealing of a conspicuous signal by an otherwise
cryptic animal as it is fleeing from predators. One hypothesis for flash displays is that they …

When predators are present, they exert a strong selective force on prey, because the
outcome of a predator–prey interaction can be absolute for the prey: being caught often …