Sentence examples for conspicuous visual from inspiring English sources

Here, we investigated whether the coloration of Aegean wall lizards (Podarcis erhardii) has adapted for conspicuous visual signaling to conspecifics while minimizing detection by predators through decreased conspicuousness and signal partitioning.

In this multimodal signalling species, simultaneous with conspicuous visual displays, males produce percussive seismic signals via an impulse mechanism which tends to excite a substrate evenly across a wide band of frequencies.

Gaping structures (i.e., flanges and mouth cavity) are the most conspicuous visual traits that unfeathered nestlings display to their parents, although skin color at other body parts may also reveal aspects of nestling quality [6], [7], [11].

Nestlings of altricial birds capture parents' attention through conspicuous visual displays, including exposure of their gape coloration which informs parents about their level of need, competitive ability or health; information that parents use for deciding food allocation among their offspring.

Spiders [1], salamanders [2], fish [3] and birds (e.g. [4] [7]) use conspicuous visual and/or olfactory objects as a defense against predators, and to attract potential prey and mates.

A conspicuous visual signal making breeding males distinguishable from females and non-breeding males can reduce mate-searching time by (1) facilitating the visual detection of females, (2) minimising unwanted clasping attempts with rivals and (3) reducing harassment by rivals.

Amongst the self-reported symptoms following decompression are conspicuous fatigue, visual disturbances, dizziness, nausea and changes in skin sensitivity (Brubakk et al. 1994).

The raw, white "rubs" left on the trees as bucks shed their velvet and sharpen their increasingly conspicuous horns, are visual cues meant to attract does and post territorial warnings to rival bucks.

Pedestrians walking through Times Square often pause to glance up at the array of neon and electronic billboards in their midst, many of which combine the names and logos of well-known companies with conspicuous and innovative visual images.

The database itself is sectioned in light of conspicuous components by visual discriminators, as this enhances proficiency.

Recently, we showed that postnatal environmental enrichment, a condition of increased physical exercise, social interactions and sensory stimulation, results in a conspicuous acceleration of visual system development at behavioral, electrophysiological and molecular level [2] [4].