Evolutionary biology: arms races in the eye of the beholder

Rebecca J Safran; Maren N Vitousek

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.045

Evolutionary biology: arms races in the eye of the beholder

Curr Biol. 2008 Sep 9;18(17):R734-R736. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.045.

Authors

Rebecca J Safran¹, Maren N Vitousek

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA. Rebecca.Safran@Colorado.edu

PMID: 18786370
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.045

Abstract

Perceptual models of the avian visual system accurately predict the egg-rejection ability of species subject to the costly trickery of cuckoos and other brood parasites.

MeSH terms

Animal Communication
Animals
Biological Evolution*
Birds / parasitology
Birds / physiology*
Color
Color Perception / physiology
Nesting Behavior
Ovum*
Species Specificity