Ontogenetic and sexual variation in the coloration of the lacertid lizards Iberolacerta monticola and Podarcis bocagei. Do the females prefer the greener males?

Animal Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-198

  Galán, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coloration; lacertidae; ontogenetic color changes; reptiles; sexual dichromatism; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COLOR MORPH; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MATE CHOICE; ONTOGENY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

IBEROLACERTA MONTICOLA; LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS BOCAGEI; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 60349132294     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075608X328026     Document Type: Review

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