Devi Stuart-Fox

Heating rates are more strongly influenced by near-infrared than visible reflectance in beetles.

Lu-Yi Wang, Amanda M Franklin, Jay R Black, Devi Stuart-Fox

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Exp Biol

Adaptations to control heat transfer through the integument are a key component of temperature regulation in animals. However, the..

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

Devi Stuart-Fox, Katrina J Rankin, Adrian Lutz, Adam Elliott, Andrew F Hugall, Claire A McLean, Iliana Medina

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGY LETTERS

Carotenoids are important pigments producing integument colouration; however, their dietary availability may be limited in some en..

Climate predicts both visible and near-infrared reflectance in butterflies

Changku Kang, Sehyeok Im, Won Young Lee, Yunji Choi, Devi Stuart-Fox, Blanca Huertas

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGY LETTERS

Climatic gradients frequently predict large-scale ecogeographical patterns in animal coloration, but the underlying causes are oft..

The ecological significance of time sense in animals

Leslie Ng, Jair E Garcia, Adrian G Dyer, Devi Stuart-Fox

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Time is a fundamental dimension of all biological events and it is often assumed that animals have the capacity to track the durat..

Male-biased sexual selection, but not sexual dichromatism, predicts speciation in birds

Justin G Cally, Devi Stuart-Fox, Luke Holman, James Dale, Iliana Medina

Journal article  |  2021  |  EVOLUTION

Sexual selection is thought to shape phylogenetic diversity by affecting speciation or extinction rates. However, the net effect o..

Elevation of Divergent Color Polymorphic and Monomorphic Lizard Lineages (Squamata: Agamidae) to Species Level

Caroline M Dong, Greg R Johnston, Devi Stuart-Fox, Adnan Moussalli, Katrina J Rankin, Claire A McLean

Journal article  |  2021  |  ICHTHYOLOGY AND HERPETOLOGY

The Australian Tawny Dragon lizard (Ctenophorus decresii), as currently recognized, comprises two genetically divergent lineages, ..

The Paradox of Iridescent Signals

Devi Stuart-Fox, Laura Ospina-Rozo, Leslie Ng, Amanda M Franklin

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Signals reliably convey information to a receiver. To be reliable, differences between individuals in signal properties must be co..

Maternal reproductive output and F1 hybrid fitness may influence contact zone dynamics

Caroline M Dong, Katrina J Rankin, Claire A McLean, Devi Stuart-Fox

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The outcome of secondary contact between divergent lineages or species may be influenced by both the reproductive traits of parent..

Convergence and divergence in lizard colour polymorphisms

Devi Stuart-Fox, Anne Aulsebrook, Katrina J Rankin, Caroline M Dong, Claire A McLean

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Colour polymorphic species are model systems for examining the evolutionary processes that generate and maintain discrete phenotyp..

The eyes have it: dim-light activity is associated with the morphology of eyes but not antennae across insect orders

Christopher B Freelance, Simon M Tierney, Juanita Rodriguez, Devi M Stuart-Fox, Bob BM Wong, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2021  |  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

The perception of cues and signals in visual, olfactory and auditory modalities underpins all animal interactions and provides cru..