Multivariate phenotypes and the potential for alternative phenotypic optima in wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) ventral colour morphs

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1138-1147

  Calsbeek, B ^a,b   Hasselquist, D ^c   Clobert, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative strategies; Colour signals; Fitness optima; Polymorphism; Selection

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; COLOR MORPH; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIVITY; LIZARD; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LIZARD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLOR; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LIZARDS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE;

PODARCIS; PODARCIS MURALIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77954056922     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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