Background Many intriguing questions about predator-prey interactions can be addressed
by using clay models of prey animals. These are placed in the field to test predators' …

Background Ecological research often involves sampling and manipulating non-model
organisms that reside in heterogeneous environments. As such, ecologists often adapt …

What makes a model organism? Identifying the qualities of a model organism has been
given a great deal of attention in the biomolecular sciences, but less so in the fields of …

Recent studies suggest that many organisms actively colonize the subterranean
environment to avoid climatic stress, exploit new ecological opportunities and reduce …

Landscape heterogeneity plays an important role in population structure and divergence,
particularly for species with limited vagility. Here, we used a landscape genetic approach to …

Predator–prey dynamics are some of the most important species' interactions in the natural
structuring of communities, and are among the more complex ecological processes studied …

Warning colouration reduces predation risk by signalling or mimicking the unpleasantness
of prey and therefore increases survival. We tested in two experiments the evolutionary costs …

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

Asking how prey respond to different species of predators helps understanding the
repertoire of defenses prey exhibit. This approach may also add to the knowledge on the …

Clay models are a popular technique for studying predation in nature due to their ease of
deployment and minimal disruption of natural processes, but a drawback is the ambiguity of …