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An Evaluation of Radiative Transfer Simulations of Cloudy Scenes from a Numerical Weather Prediction Model at Sub-Millimetre Frequencies Using Airborne Observations by Fox, Stuart

“…The Ice Cloud Imager (ICI) will be launched on the next generation of EUMETSAT polar-orbiting weather satellites and make passive observations between 183 and…”
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The gender gap in science: How long until women are equally represented? by Holman, Luke, Stuart-Fox, Devi, Hauser, Cindy E

“…Women comprise a minority of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) workforce. Quantifying the gender gap may identify fields…”
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Meta-analytic evidence that sexual selection improves population fitness by Cally, Justin G., Stuart-Fox, Devi, Holman, Luke

“…Sexual selection has manifold ecological and evolutionary consequences, making its net effect on population fitness difficult to predict. A powerful empirical…”
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Camouflage, communication and thermoregulation: lessons from colour changing organisms by Stuart-Fox, Devi, Moussalli, Adnan

“…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…”
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Geographic variation in animal colour polymorphisms and its role in speciation by McLean, Claire A., Stuart-Fox, Devi

“…ABSTRACT Polymorphic species, in which multiple variants coexist within a population, are often used as model systems in evolutionary biology. Recent research…”
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The evolution of conspicuousness in frogs: When to signal toxicity? by Roberts, Sophie May, Stuart‐Fox, Devi, Medina, Iliana

“…Many organisms use conspicuous colour patterns to advertise their toxicity or unpalatability, a strategy known as aposematism. Despite the recognized benefits…”
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Sexual selection, natural selection and the evolution of dimorphic coloration and ornamentation in agamid lizards by Stuart-Fox, D. M., Ord, T. J.

“…Both sexual selection and natural selection can influence the form of dimorphism in secondary sexual traits. Here, we used a comparative approach to examine…”
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Male-biased sexual selection, but not sexual dichromatism, predicts speciation in birds by Cally, Justin G., Stuart-Fox, Devi, Holman, Luke, Dale, James, Medina, Iliana

“…Sexual selection is thought to shape phylogenetic diversity by affecting speciation or extinction rates. However, the net effect of sexual selection on…”
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Climate predicts both visible and near‐infrared reflectance in butterflies by Kang, Changku, Im, Sehyeok, Lee, Won Young, Choi, Yunji, Stuart‐Fox, Devi, Huertas, Blanca, Bertelsmeier, Cleo

“…Climatic gradients frequently predict large‐scale ecogeographical patterns in animal coloration, but the underlying causes are often difficult to disentangle…”
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Convergence and divergence in lizard colour polymorphisms by Stuart‐Fox, Devi, Aulsebrook, Anne, Rankin, Katrina J., Dong, Caroline M., McLean, Claire A.

“…ABSTRACT Colour polymorphic species are model systems for examining the evolutionary processes that generate and maintain discrete phenotypic variation in…”
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The ecological significance of time sense in animals by Ng, Leslie, Garcia, Jair E., Dyer, Adrian G., Stuart‐Fox, Devi

“…ABSTRACT Time is a fundamental dimension of all biological events and it is often assumed that animals have the capacity to track the duration of experienced…”
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Fitness effects of symbiotic relationships between arthropod predators: Synergy in a three‐way spider symbiosis by Peng, Po, Stuart‐Fox, Devi, Su, Yong‐Chao, Baba, Yuki G., Elgar, Mark A.

“…Symbiotic relationships shape ecological communities and often involve more than two species. Yet few experimental studies examine the impact of symbioses…”
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Selection for social signalling drives the evolution of chameleon colour change by Stuart-Fox, Devi, Moussalli, Adnan

“…Rapid colour change is a remarkable natural phenomenon that has evolved in several vertebrate and invertebrate lineages. The two principal explanations for the…”
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Environmental gradients predict the ratio of environmentally acquired carotenoids to self‐synthesised pteridine pigments by Stuart‐Fox, Devi, Rankin, Katrina J., Lutz, Adrian, Elliott, Adam, Hugall, Andrew F., McLean, Claire A., Medina, Iliana, Grether, Greg

“…Carotenoids are important pigments producing integument colouration; however, their dietary availability may be limited in some environments. Many species…”
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The biology of color by Cuthill, Innes C., Allen, William L., Arbuckle, Kevin, Caspers, Barbara, Chaplin, George, Hauber, Mark E., Hill, Geoffrey E., Jablonski, Nina G., Jiggins, Chris D., Kelber, Almut, Mappes, Johanna, Marshall, Justin, Merrill, Richard, Osorio, Daniel, Prum, Richard, Roberts, Nicholas W., Roulin, Alexandre, Rowland, Hannah M., Sherratt, Thomas N., Skelhorn, John, Speed, Michael P., Stevens, Martin, Stoddard, Mary Caswell, Stuart-Fox, Devi, Talas, Laszlo, Tibbetts, Elizabeth, Caro, Tim

“…Coloration mediates the relationship between an organism and its environment in important ways, including social signaling, antipredator defenses, parasitic…”
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A generalized approach to characterize optical properties of natural objects by Ospina-Rozo, Laura, Roberts, Ann, Stuart-Fox, Devi

“…Abstract To understand the diversity of ways in which natural materials interact with light, it is important to consider how their reflectance changes with the…”
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Disentangling thermal from alternative drivers of reflectance in jewel beetles: A macroecological study by Wang, Lu‐Yi, Franklin, Amanda M., Hugall, Andrew F., Medina, Iliana, Stuart‐Fox, Devi

“…Aim To predict future colour–climate relationships, it is important to distinguish thermal drivers of reflectance from other evolutionary drivers. We aimed to…”
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Local adaptation and divergence in colour signal conspicuousness between monomorphic and polymorphic lineages in a lizard by McLean, C. A, Moussalli, A, Stuart‐Fox, D

“…Population differences in visual environment can lead to divergence in multiple components of animal coloration including signalling traits and colour patterns…”
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Maternal reproductive output and F1 hybrid fitness may influence contact zone dynamics by Dong, Caroline M., Rankin, Katrina J., McLean, Claire A., Stuart‐Fox, Devi

“…The outcome of secondary contact between divergent lineages or species may be influenced by both the reproductive traits of parental species and the fitness of…”
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How sexual and natural selection shape sexual size dimorphism: Evidence from multiple evolutionary scales by Littleford‐Colquhoun, Bethan L., Clemente, Christofer, Thompson, Graham, Cristescu, Romane H., Peterson, Nicola, Strickland, Kasha, Stuart‐Fox, Devi, Frere, Celine H., Husak, Jerry

“…Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is pervasive across taxa and reflects differences in the effects of sexual and natural selection on body size between the sexes…”
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