Predation by migratory birds shapes seasonally fluctuating selection on a conspicuous signal
Christophe Patterson, Gregory F. Grether, Fernando G. Soley, Julien Clavel, Mario Erandi Bonillas-Monge, Luis Mendoza Cuenca, Ruby Palin, Angelica Perez Madrigal, Eddy Saban-Sequen, Abigail Tonkinson, Jonathan P. Drury
The paper investigates how seasonal predation by migratory birds influences the evolution of wing pigmentation in damselflies.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology