Sand Dragons: Species of the Ctenophorus maculatus Complex (Squamata: Agamidae) of Australia's Southern and Western Interior
DL Edwards, MN Hutchinson - Journal of Herpetology, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
Knowledge of the extraordinary species richness of Australian desert lizards has expanded
as new approaches integrating morphological and genetic data reveal unsuspected …
as new approaches integrating morphological and genetic data reveal unsuspected …
Plastic sexual ornaments: assessing temperature effects on color metrics in a color-changing reptile
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 …
behavior, and it can provide valuable insight into the role of visual signals in social selection …
Natural parasites in conjunction with behavioral and color traits explain male agonistic behaviors in a lizard
R Megía-Palma, D Paranjpe, RD Cooper… - Current …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Male competition conforms to a cost–benefit model, because while aggression may increase
reproductive prospects, it can also increase the risk of injury. We hypothesize that an …
reproductive prospects, it can also increase the risk of injury. We hypothesize that an …
Honest signals and sexual conflict: female lizards carry undesirable indicators of quality
Sex differences in animal coloration often result from sex‐dependent regulatory
mechanisms. Still, some species exhibit incomplete sexual dimorphism as females carry a …
mechanisms. Still, some species exhibit incomplete sexual dimorphism as females carry a …
Steroid hormones, ectoparasites, and color: Sex, species, and seasonal differences in Sceloporus lizards
V Argaez, JA Pruett, RJ Seddon… - General and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Testosterone, in addition to promoting the expression of sexual ornaments can negatively
affect immune function, leaving individuals more susceptible to parasites …
affect immune function, leaving individuals more susceptible to parasites …
Masculinized sexual ornaments in female lizards correlate with ornament-enhancing thermoregulatory behavior
The adaptive significance of colorful or exaggerated traits (ie, ornaments) expressed in
females is often unclear. Competing hypotheses suggest that expression of female …
females is often unclear. Competing hypotheses suggest that expression of female …
Reproductive success, apparent survival, and ventral blue coloration in male prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)
Coloration can evolve in response to selection targeting colorful traits that affect survival or
reproductive success. Trait covariation can complicate evolutionary dynamics when …
reproductive success. Trait covariation can complicate evolutionary dynamics when …
Fitness costs of maternal ornaments and prenatal corticosterone manifest as reduced offspring survival and sexual ornament expression
Colorful traits (ie, ornaments) that signal quality have well-established relationships with
individual condition and physiology. Furthermore, ornaments expressed in females may …
individual condition and physiology. Furthermore, ornaments expressed in females may …
[PDF][PDF] The role of the novel female ornament in the wide-bodied pipefish, Stigmatapora nigra
F van Eyndhoven - 2022 - ir.canterbury.ac.nz
Sexual selection can drive the evolution of exaggerated ornaments and armaments, which
serve no purpose to survival but are beneficial for mate choice or intrasexual competition …
serve no purpose to survival but are beneficial for mate choice or intrasexual competition …
Female preferences for discrete and continuous male colour expression may help reinforce colour polymorphism in a desert lizard
JA Glover, MS Lattanzio - Behaviour, 2021 - brill.com
Despite recognition that colour can vary continuously, colour expression in colour
polymorphic species is usually treated as discrete. We conducted three experiments to …
polymorphic species is usually treated as discrete. We conducted three experiments to …