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Environmental conditions and male quality traits simultaneously explain variation of multiple colour signals in male lizards.
The Journal of animal ecology - 1 Sept 2022
Badiane Arnaud, Dupoué Andréaz, Blaimont Pauline, Miles Donald B, Gilbert Anthony L, Leroux-Coyau Mathieu, Kawamoto Anna, Rozen-Rechels David, Meylan Sandrine, Clobert Jean, Le Galliard Jean-François
Abstract excerpt
Male lizards often display multiple pigment-based and structural colour signals which may reflect various quality traits (e.g. performance, parasitism), with testosterone (T) often mediating these relationships. Furthermore, environmental conditions can explain colour signal variation by affecting processes such as signal efficacy, thermoregulation and camouflage. The relationships between colour signals, male...
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