Animal Coloration in the Anthropocene

Long-term decrease in coloration: a consequence of climate change?

(2022) David Lopez-Idiaquez et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Are fish communities on coral reefs becoming less colourful?

(2022) Christopher R. Hemingson et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Are declines in insects and insectivorous birds related?

(2021) Douglas W Tallamy et al.   CONDOR

Water turbidity–induced alterations in coloration and courtship behavior of male guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

(2021) Bruno Camargo-dos-Santos et al.   ACTA ETHOLOGICA

Monarch Butterfly Migration as an Integrative Model of Complex Trait Evolution

(2021) Delbert Green   AMERICAN NATURALIST

A meta‐analysis of the influence of anthropogenic noise on terrestrial wildlife communication strategies

(2021) Cameron Albert Duquette et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The effects of climate change on floral anthocyanin polymorphisms

(2021) Cierra N. Sullivan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Environmental gradients predict the ratio of environmentally acquired carotenoids to self‐synthesised pteridine pigments

(2021) Devi Stuart‐Fox et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Artificial nighttime lighting impacts visual ecology links between flowers, pollinators and predators

(2021) Emmanuelle S. Briolat et al.   Nature Communications

Changes in climate drive recent monarch butterfly dynamics

(2021) Erin R. Zylstra et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Community Bioacoustics: Studying Acoustic Community Structure for Ecological and Conservation Insights

(2021) Vaibhav Chhaya et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Comparison of digital photography and spectrometry for evaluating colour perception in humans and other trichromatic species

(2021) Chen Yang et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

The duration of artificial light defines sexual signalling in the common glow-worm

(2021) Christina Elgert et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Anthropogenic and lightning‐started fires are becoming larger and more frequent over a longer season length in the U.S.A.

(2020) Megan E. Cattau et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Large-Scale Vole Population Synchrony in Central Europe Revealed by Kestrel Breeding Performance

(2020) Rémi Fay et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Ship noise inhibits colour change, camouflage, and anti-predator behaviour in shore crabs

(2020) Emily E. Carter et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Coloring and size influence preferences for imaginary animals, and can predict actual donations to species‐specific conservation charities

(2020) Polly Curtin et al.   Conservation Letters

The evolution of insect body coloration under changing climates

(2020) Susana Clusella-Trullas et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Discolouring the Amazon Rainforest: how deforestation is affecting butterfly coloration

(2020) Ricardo Luís Spaniol et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

The potential utility of carotenoid‐based coloration as a biomonitor of environmental change

(2020) Chloe Peneaux et al.   IBIS

Floral Pigmentation Has Responded Rapidly to Global Change in Ozone and Temperature

(2020) Matthew H. Koski et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Sky radiance and spectral gradient are orienting cues for the sandhopper Talitrus saltator (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

(2020) A. Ciofini et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Lack of phenological shift leads to increased camouflage mismatch in mountain hares

(2020) Marketa Zimova et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Mechanistic, ecological, and evolutionary consequences of artificial light at night for insects: review and prospective

(2019) Emmanuel Desouhant et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

The thermal ecology of flowers

(2019) Casper J van der Kooi et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Combining functional traits and phylogeny to disentangling Amazonian butterfly assemblages on anthropogenic gradients

(2019) Ricardo Luís Spaniol et al.   Ecosphere

Carotenoid- but not melanin-based plumage coloration is negatively related to metal exposure and proximity to the road in an urban songbird

(2019) Melissa L. Grunst et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Local climate determines vulnerability to camouflage mismatch in snowshoe hares

(2019) Marketa Zimova et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Function and underlying mechanisms of seasonal colour moulting in mammals and birds: what keeps them changing in a warming world?

(2018) Marketa Zimova et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Biodiversity and human health: mechanisms and evidence of the positive health effects of diversity in nature and green spaces

(2018) Raf Aerts et al.   BRITISH MEDICAL BULLETIN

Differential Survival and the Effects of Predation on a Color Polymorphic Species, the Red-Backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

(2018) Alexa H. Grant et al.   JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

Carotenoid metabolism strengthens the link between feather coloration and individual quality

(2018) Ryan J. Weaver et al.   Nature Communications

Climate change is affecting mortality of weasels due to camouflage mismatch

(2018) Kamal Atmeh et al.   Scientific Reports

Biological responses to environmental contamination. How can metal pollution impact signal honesty in avian species?

(2018) Aneta Dorota Pacyna et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Pollination in a new climate: Assessing the potential influence of flower temperature variation on insect pollinator behaviour

(2018) Mani Shrestha et al.   PLoS One

The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis

(2018) Avalon C. S. Owens et al.   Ecology and Evolution

What maintains signal honesty in animal colour displays used in mate choice?

(2017) Ryan J. Weaver et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Animal coloration research: why it matters

(2017) Tim Caro et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Pollutants and diet influence carotenoid levels and integument coloration in nestlings of an endangered raptor

(2017) Marie-Sophie García-Heras et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Evolutionary response to global change: Climate and land use interact to shape color polymorphism in a woodland salamander

(2017) Bradley J. Cosentino et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Climate change induced molting mismatch? Mountain hare abundance reduced by duration of snow cover and predator abundance

(2017) Simen Pedersen et al.   Ecosphere

Human behaviour as a long-term ecological driver of non-human evolution

(2017) Alexis P. Sullivan et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Conservation implications of anthropogenic impacts on visual communication and camouflage

(2016) Kaspar Delhey et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Habitat degradation and loss as key drivers of regional population extinction

(2016) Julie A. Heinrichs et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

High fitness costs of climate change-induced camouflage mismatch

(2016) Marketa Zimova et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Trace metals, melanin-based pigmentation and their interaction influence immune parameters in feral pigeons (Columba livia)

(2016) M. Chatelain et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Coloured ornamental traits could be effective and non-invasive indicators of pollution exposure for wildlife

(2016) Natalia Lifshitz et al.   Conservation Physiology

Variation of outdoor illumination as a function of solar elevation and light pollution

(2016) Manuel Spitschan et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of carotenoid supplementation and oxidative challenges on physiological parameters and carotenoid-based coloration in an urbanization context

(2015) Mathieu Giraudeau et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Climate variability slows evolutionary responses of Colias butterflies to recent climate change

(2015) J. G. Kingsolver et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Estimation of primary production in the Arctic Ocean using ocean colour remote sensing and coupled physical–biological models: Strengths, limitations and how they compare

(2015) M. Babin et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits

(2015) M. Giraudeau et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The fire frequency-severity relationship and the legacy of fire suppression in California forests

(2015) Zachary L. Steel et al.   Ecosphere

Female preference for male color is necessary and sufficient for assortative mating in 2 cichlid sister species

(2014) O. M. Selz et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Are tropical butterflies more colorful?

(2014) Jonathan M. Adams et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Global warming favours light-coloured insects in Europe

(2014) Dirk Zeuss et al.   Nature Communications

Does colour matter? The influence of animal warning coloration on human emotions and willingness to protect them

(2013) P. Prokop et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Forewing pigmentation predicts migration distance in wild-caught migratory monarch butterflies

(2013) Daniel Hanley et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal

(2013) Kevin J. Gaston et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Size-dependent physiological responses of shore crabs to single and repeated playback of ship noise

(2013) M. A. Wale et al.   Biology Letters

Camouflage mismatch in seasonal coat color due to decreased snow duration

(2013) L. S. Mills et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Detection experiments with humans implicate visual predation as a driver of colour polymorphism dynamics in pygmy grasshoppers

(2013) Einat Karpestam et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

Testing the microclimate hypothesis: Light environment and population trends of Neotropical birds

(2012) Michael A. Patten et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The demographic impacts of shifts in climate means and extremes on alpine butterflies

(2012) Lauren B. Buckley et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Dietary protein level affects iridescent coloration in Anna's hummingbirds, Calypte anna

(2012) M. G. Meadows et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Energy homeostasis as an integrative tool for assessing limits of environmental stress tolerance in aquatic invertebrates

(2012) Inna M. Sokolova et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

The Redder the Better: Wing Color Predicts Flight Performance in Monarch Butterflies

(2012) Andrew K. Davis et al.   PLoS One

Effects of Humans on Behaviour of Wildlife Exceed Those of Natural Predators in a Landscape of Fear

(2012) Simone Ciuti et al.   PLoS One

Reduced predation risk for melanistic pygmy grasshoppers in post-fire environments

(2012) Einat Karpestam et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Free Radical Exposure Creates Paler Carotenoid-Based Ornaments: A Possible Interaction in the Expression of Black and Red Traits

(2011) Carlos Alonso-Alvarez et al.   PLoS One

Floral Reflectance, Color, and Thermoregulation: What Really Explains Geographic Variation in Thermal Acclimation Ability of Ectotherms?

(2010) Elizabeth P. Lacey et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Communication in troubled waters: responses of fish communication systems to changing environments

(2010) Inke van der Sluijs et al.   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

Oil pollution increases plasma antioxidants but reduces coloration in a seabird

(2010) Cristóbal Pérez et al.   OECOLOGIA

Toward a synthetic understanding of the role of phenology in ecology and evolution

(2010) J. Forrest et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Being Attractive Brings Advantages: The Case of Parrot Species in Captivity

(2010) Daniel Frynta et al.   PLoS One

Coral bleaching and habitat degradation increase susceptibility to predation for coral-dwelling fishes

(2009) Darren J. Coker et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Plasticity in male courtship behaviour as a function of light intensity in guppies

(2009) Ben B. Chapman et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

The effects of thermal biology and refuge availability on the restricted distribution of an alpine lizard

(2009) Camila Monasterio et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Clear Sky Visibility Has Decreased over Land Globally from 1973 to 2007

(2009) K. Wang et al.   SCIENCE

Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

(2009) E. Post et al.   SCIENCE

Frequency-dependent selection by wild birds promotes polymorphism in model salamanders

(2009) Benjamin M Fitzpatrick et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

A MODEL OF ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY CONSEQUENCES OF COLOR POLYMORPHISM

(2008) Anders Forsman et al.   ECOLOGY

Functional studies of crustacean hyperglycemic hormones (CHHs) of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus - the expression and release of CHH in eyestalk and pericardial organ in response to environmental stress

(2008) J. Sook Chung et al.   FEBS Journal

Speciation through sensory drive in cichlid fish

(2008) Ole Seehausen et al.   NATURE

Melanin- and carotenoid-dependent signals of great tits (Parus major) relate differently to metal pollution

(2008) Tom Dauwe et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Habitat requirements of weasels Mustela nivalis constrain their impact on prey populations in complex ecosystems of the temperate zone

(2008) K. Zub et al.   OECOLOGIA

Conservation with Sense

(2008) M. L. M. Lim et al.   SCIENCE