... selection Colour signal Animal communication Animal colouration is not as fixed as is often assumed. Indeed, many animals change colour during their development ( Booth, 1990 ) and/or in response to environmental variation, including season ( Küderling et al., 1984 ), food availability ( Hill et...

... a non-sexual response, the common death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus , captures lizards by waving a conspicuous worm-like caudal lure that incites a predatory response in their prey ( Nelson et al., 2010 ). colour signal Thomisidae Thomisus UV ultraviolet predator–prey © 2012...

... 8 2005 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 Thomisus spectabilis Apis mellifera communication vision colour signal ultraviolet Sensitivity in the ultraviolet (UV) range of the electromagnetic light spectrum is common in animal visual systems and occurs in all...