Female preference for sympatric vs. allopatric male throat color morphs in the mesquite lizard (Sceloporus grammicus) species complex.

Color polymorphic sexual signals are often associated with alternative reproductive behaviors within populations, and the number, frequency, or type of morphs present often vary among populations. When these differences lead to assortative mating by population, the study of such polymorphic taxa may...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Bastiaans, Mary Jane Bastiaans, Gen Morinaga, José Gamaliel Castañeda Gaytán, Jonathon C Marshall, Brendan Bane, Fausto Méndez de la Cruz, Barry Sinervo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3981705?pdf=render