Size-dependent colouration balances conspicuous aposematism and camouflage [0.03%]
大小依赖色彩平衡了显眼的警戒色和伪装
James B Barnett,Justin Yeager,Brendan L McEwen et al.
James B Barnett et al.
Colour is an important component of many different defensive strategies, but signal efficacy and detectability will also depend on the size of the coloured structures, and how pattern size interacts with the background. Consequently, size-d...
V Deepak,David J Gower,Natalie Cooper
V Deepak
The concept of ecomorphs, whereby species with similar ecologies have similar phenotypes regardless of their phylogenetic relatedness, is often central to discussions regarding the relationship between ecology and phenotype. However, some a...
Beyond morphs: Inter-individual colour variation despite strong genetic determinism of colour morphs in a wild bird [0.03%]
超越具表型：尽管野鸟的具表型有强烈的遗传决定性，个体间的颜色依然存在差异
Maya C Mould,Michèle Huet,Lou Senegas et al.
Maya C Mould et al.
Categorizing individuals into discrete forms in colour polymorphic species can overlook more subtle patterns in coloration that can be of functional significance. Thus, quantifying inter-individual variation in these species at both within-...
Pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection increase offspring quality but impose survival costs to female field crickets [0.03%]
交配前和交配后的性选择提高后代质量但给雌性田野蟋蟀带来生存成本
Magdalena Matzke,Aurora Rossi,Cristina Tuni
Magdalena Matzke
Whether sexual selection increases or decreases fitness is under ongoing debate. Sexual selection operates before and after mating. Yet, the effects of each episode of selection on individual reproductive success remain largely unexplored. ...
Roshan Kumar Vijendravarma
Roshan Kumar Vijendravarma
Intraspecific predation is a special case of prey-predator system that is taxonomically widespread. While a heterospecific predator's main goal is to achieve nutrition, intraspecific predation provides conspecifics with other benefits inclu...
Inferring temperature adaptation from thermal performance curves of somatic growth rate: The importance of growth measurements and mortality [0.03%]
从体生长率的热性能曲线推断温度适应性：生长率测定和死亡率的重要性
Sigurd Einum,Vitalija Bartuseviciute,Erlend I F Fossen et al.
Sigurd Einum et al.
When comparing somatic growth thermal performance curves (TPCs), higher somatic growth across experimental temperatures is often observed for populations originating from colder environments. Such countergradient variation has been suggeste...
Sexual selection drives the coevolution of male and female reproductive traits in Peromyscus mice [0.03%]
性选择驱动了Peromyscus小鼠的雄性和雌性生殖特征的共同进化
William David Weber,Heidi S Fisher
William David Weber
When females mate with multiple partners within a single reproductive cycle, sperm from rival males may compete for fertilization of a limited number of ova, and females may bias the fertilization of their ova by particular sperm. Over evol...
Evidence for the Predator Attraction Hypothesis in an amphibian predator-prey system [0.03%]
两栖类捕食系统中吸引天敌假说的证据
Adam L Crane,Reid Bryshun,Megan McCormack et al.
Adam L Crane et al.
Many species possess damage-released chemical alarm cues that function in alerting nearby individuals to a predator attack. One hypothesis for the evolution and/or maintenance of such cues is the Predator Attraction Hypothesis, where predat...
XX/XY sex chromosomes in a blind lizard (Dibamidae): Towards understanding the evolution of sex determination in squamates [0.03%]
盲蜥蜴（Dibamidae）的XX / XY 性染色体：迈向了解有鳞目性别决定的演化过程
Michail Rovatsos,Eduard Galoyan,Victor Spangenberg et al.
Michail Rovatsos et al.
The reconstruction of the evolutionary history of sex determination in squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) is complicated by missing data in many lineages, erroneous reports, and often questionable inferences on state homology. Therefore...
Sex chromosome evolution: The remarkable diversity in the evolutionary rates and mechanisms [0.03%]
性染色体进化：在进化速率及机制上的显著多样性
Wen-Juan Ma,Michail Rovatsos
Wen-Juan Ma