Associated with a continued global increase in urbanization [1], anthropogenic light pollution
is an important problem [2]. However, our understanding of the ecological consequences of …

Classical sexual selection theory 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 provides a well-supported conceptual framework
for understanding the evolution and signalling function of male ornaments. It predicts that …

The functions of sleep remain elusive. Extensive evidence suggests that sleep performs
restorative processes that sustain waking brain performance. An alternative view proposes that …

It is well established that artificial night lighting can influence animal orientation, but there is
less information about its effects on other behaviors. Previous work suggested that light …

Among vertebrates, the sense of smell is mediated by olfactory receptors (ORs) expressed in
sensory neurons within the olfactory epithelium. Comparative genomic studies suggest that …

Artificial night lighting is expanding globally, but its ecological consequences remain little
understood. Animals often use changes in day length as a cue to time seasonal behaviour. …

A distinctive stromal cell-type, the telocyte (TC), has recently been described to send
specific long prolongations (telopodes) alternating thin segments (podomers) with dilations (podoms…

The behavioural rhythms of organisms are thought to be under strong selection, influenced
by the rhythmicity of the environment 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Such behavioural rhythms are well studied …

Animals use acoustic signals for communication, implying that the properties of these signals
can be under strong selection. The acoustic adaptation hypothesis predicts that species in …

Circadian clocks are centrally involved in the regulation of daily behavioural and
physiological processes. These clocks are synchronized to the 24 h day by external cues (Zeitgeber), …