Sexual selection has been invoked as a major force in the evolution of secondary sexual
traits, including sexually dimorphic colourations. For example, previous studies have shown …

Sexual selection has been invoked as a major force in the evolution of secondary sexual
traits, including sexually dimorphic colourations. For example, previous studies have shown …

Both sexual selection and natural selection can influence the form of dimorphism in
secondary sexual traits. Here, we used a comparative approach to examine the relative …

Many species have elaborate and complex coloration and patterning, which often differ
between the sexes. Sexual selection may increase the size or intensity of color patches …

Colors are important vehicles for social signals in many taxa. In Squamata, previous studies
have linked color characteristics and chromatic diversity to sexual selection and, particularly …

Identifying general patterns of adaptive coloration in animals can help to elucidate the
evolutionary processes that generate them. We examined the evolution of colour patterns in …

Identifying the processes that lead to the evolution and maintenance of links between colour
morphs and behavioural strategies has implications for the evolution of reproductive …

Color polymorphisms are common in lizards, which provide an excellent model system to
study their evolution and adaptive function. The lacertid genus Podarcis is particularly …

Sexual selection is one of the main processes involved in the emergence and maintenance
of heritable color polymorphisms in a variety of taxa. Here, we test whether the intensity of …

Female common lizards display variation in their ventral colour, ranging from pale yellow to
bright orange. In a previous study, we proposed a discrete classification of this variation into …