Sexual dichromatism and differential conspicuousness in two populations of the common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) from Utah and New Mexico, USA

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-85

  Macedonia, Joseph M ^a,b   Brandt, Yoni ^c   Clark, David L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive camouflage; Brightness contrast; Colour contrast; Conspicuous colouration; Cryptic colouration; Predation; Saurophagy; Saxicoly

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; CRYPSIS; LIZARD; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PREDATION RISK; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SUBSTRATE;

UNITED STATES;

CROTAPHYTUS; CROTAPHYTUS COLLARIS; CRYPSIS; IGUANIA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0036738340     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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