Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) is increasingly being used in analyses in the field of
ecology. This measure allows one to compare and rank multiple competing models and to …

Comparative phylogeography has proved useful for investigating biological responses to
past climate change and is strongest when combined with extrinsic hypotheses derived from …

Organisms capable of rapid physiological colour change have become model taxa in the
study of camouflage because they are able to respond dynamically to the changes in their …

Colour pattern variation is a striking and widespread phenomenon. Differential predation
risk between individuals is often invoked to explain colour variation, but empirical support for …

Rapid colour change is a remarkable natural phenomenon that has evolved in several
vertebrate and invertebrate lineages. The two principal explanations for the evolution of this …

A crucial problem for most animals is how to deal with multiple types of predator, which differ
in their sensory capabilities and methods of prey detection. For animals capable of rapid …

Potential prey are often exposed to multiple predators that vary in their foraging tactics and
ability to detect prey. For animals that rely on crypsis to avoid predators, one solution is to …

Many animal species display striking color differences with respect to geographic location,
sex, and body region. Traditional adaptive explanations for such complex patterns invoke an …

Our understanding of the origin, evolution, and biogeography of seafloor fauna is limited
because we have insufficient spatial and temporal data to resolve underlying processes [1]. The …

Australia has the highest historically recorded rate of mammalian extinction in the world,
with 34 terrestrial species declared extinct since European colonization in 1788. Among …