A study finds evidence suggesting complex visual signaling in deep-ocean-dwelling cephalopods. Cephalopods that inhabit the tenebrous depths of the ocean use pigmented cells called chromatophores ...
Reporting in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE April 8, Vincenzo Penteriani and Maria Delgado of the Estacion Biologica de Doñana, Spain, describe the evolution of white throat badges in ...
Previous research has suggested that visual communication is important only for diurnal species of bird, the variety and colour of birds' feathers being one of the best examples of the evolution of ...