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Illuminating Habituation's Role in Animal Signal Evolution miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Response to colour stimuli within the animal kingdom is responsible for the evolution of many different visual ornaments across a range of species. Within many species males and females utilise colourful patterns and plumages to attract the attention of a mate, warn predators of toxicity and signal body condition and genetic prowess. However, the creation and maintenance of pigments by animals is not a simple task with a variety of types of pigment-producing cells such as melanophores, iridophores and xanthophores, capable of producing a wide range of pigments and iridescent shines. How colour is perceived by surrounding individuals also affects the signal that colouration conveys. Due to the high level of importance that colour has in signalling, many species have developed multiple different coloured phenotypes within the overall population. The presence of these colour polyphenisms and the potentially correlated traits is an area of intrigue within this study. As such, this thesis a ....
DeKALB – When understanding the study of another species, all facets must be explored, even those that may make people feel … well, uncomfortable. Anthropology 441, Sexual Selection in Primates, studies the biology and behavior of primates’ ability to reproduce. The class, taught by Professor Leila Porter, chair of the anthropology department, gives students insight. ....