Iridophores and not carotenoids account for chromatic variation of carotenoid-based coloration in common lizards (Lacerta vivipara)

American Naturalist

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 396-409

  San Jose, Luis M ^a,b,c   Granado Lorencio, Fernando ^d   Sinervo, Barry ^e   Fitze, Patrick S ^a,b,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f FUNDACIÓN ARAID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoid based ornaments; Condition dependent signaling; Honest signaling; Structural coloration

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CORTICOSTERONE; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; COLOR; COLOR MORPH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HONEST SIGNALING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIZARD; ORNAMENTATION; POLYMORPHISM; REFLECTANCE; SIGNALING; SKIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHROMATOPHORE; COLOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPAIN; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOPHORES; COLOR; CORTICOSTERONE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; LIZARDS; LUTEIN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPAIN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84874615195     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669159     Document Type: Article

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