Corticosterone regulates multiple colour traits in Lacerta [Zootoca] vivipara males

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2681-2690

  San Jose, L M ^a,b,c   Fitze, P S ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d FUNDACIÓN ARAID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoid based coloration; Condition dependence; Glucocorticoids; Lizard coloration; Melanin based ornaments; Multiple signalling; Sexual selection; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; COLOR; CONDITION FACTOR; HONEST SIGNALING; HORMONE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; MALE; ORNAMENTATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; STEROID;

LACERTA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CAROTENOID-BASED COLORATION; COLOR; CONDITION DEPENDENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; LIZARD COLORATION; MALE; MELANIN-BASED ORNAMENTS; MULTIPLE SIGNALLING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; STRESS;

CAROTENOID-BASED COLORATION; CONDITION DEPENDENCE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LIZARD COLORATION; MELANIN-BASED ORNAMENTS; MULTIPLE SIGNALLING; SEXUAL SELECTION; STRESS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; COLOR; CORTICOSTERONE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIZARDS; MALE;

EID: 84888033348     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12265     Document Type: Article

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