Environmentally induced changes in carotenoid-based coloration of female lizards: A comment on Vercken et al.

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1165-1172

  Cote, J ^a,b   Le Galliard, J F ^b,c   Rossi, J M ^b   Fitze, P S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c ÉCOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adult sex ratio; Coloration; Phenotypic plasticity; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

AGING; ANIMAL; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE;

SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 45149106606     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01534.x     Document Type: Note

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