Colorful ornaments are important visual signals for animal communication that can provide
critical information about the quality of the signaler. In this study, we focused on different …

Conspicuous coloration is an important subject in social communication and animal
behavior, and it can provide valuable insight into the role of visual signals in social selection …

Sex differences in animal coloration often result from sex‐dependent regulatory
mechanisms. Still, some species exhibit incomplete sexual dimorphism as females carry a …

Temperature is one of the most important factors in the life histories of ectotherms, as body
temperature has an undeniable effect on growth, activity, and reproduction. Lizards have a …

The parasite-mediated sexual selection hypothesis predicts that color expression in color
patches of animals can honestly reflect male quality in terms of resistance to parasites …

Many lizards use colorful badges in displays with conspecifics during courtship and
aggressive interactions. In Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus undulatus), males and …

Many sexually selected traits are static throughout the breeding season. Some vary within
the breeding season, however, typically in response to physiological changes. Most work …

The spiny lizard Sceloporus minor exhibits substantial variation in a variety of life history
traits, but the factors promoting this variation remain unclear. We analyzed within-and …

Physiological changes in response to environmental cues are not uncommon. Temperature
has strong, predictable effects on many traits, such that many traits in ectotherms follow …

The adaptive significance of colorful or exaggerated traits (ie, ornaments) expressed in
females is often unclear. Competing hypotheses suggest that expression of female …