Article
Asymmetric interspecific competition drives shifts in signalling traits in fan-throated lizards.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 9 Dec 2020
Zambre Amod M, Khandekar Akshay, Sanap Rajesh, O'Brien Clairissa, Snell-Rood Emilie C, Thaker Maria
Abstract excerpt
Interspecific competition can occur when species are unable to distinguish between conspecific and heterospecific mates or competitors when they occur in sympatry. Selection in response to interspecific competition can lead to shifts in signalling traits-a process called agonistic character displacement. In two fan-throated lizard species-Sitana laticeps and Sarada darwini-females are morphologically...
Topics
- Aggression
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Evolution
- Ecology
- Female
- Lizards
- Male
- Phenotype
- Reproduction
- Species Specificity
- Sympatry
