The genetic basis of a colorful signal: the polymorphic dewlap of the slender anole (Anolis apletophallus).

doi:10.1038/s41437-025-00763-z

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The genetic basis of a colorful signal: the polymorphic dewlap of the slender anole (Anolis apletophallus).

Heredity - 1 Jun 2025

Pirani Renata M, Arias Carlos F, Curlis John David, Nicholson Daniel J, Stapley Jessica, McMillan W Owen, Cox Christian L, Logan Michael L

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Organisms often use colorful morphological traits to communicate with members of their own or other species. While "colorful signaling" systems exemplify well-known examples of the evolution of phenotypic diversity, the genetic basis of most of these traits remains unknown. Male lizards of the genus Anolis possess a colorful throat fan, or "dewlap", that is flashed during social displays. These displays have been...

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Animals
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
Pigmentation
Lizards
Phenotype
Crosses, Genetic

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PMID: 40307578
DOI: 10.1038/s41437-025-00763-z
PMCID: PMC12137570

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