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Climate Shapes the Geographic Distribution and Introgressive Spread of Color Ornamentation in Common Wall Lizards.
The American naturalist - 1 Sept 2021
Miñano Maravillas Ruiz, While Geoffrey M, Yang Weizhao, Burridge Christopher P, Sacchi Roberto, Zuffi Marco, Scali Stefano, Salvi Daniele, Uller Tobias
Abstract excerpt
AbstractClimate can exert an effect on the strength of sexual selection, but empirical evidence is limited. Here, we tested whether climate predicts the geographic distribution and introgressive spread of sexually selected male color ornamentation across 114 populations of the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis. Coloration was highly structured across the landscape and did not reflect genetic differentiation....
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