Effects of substrate color on intraspecific body color variation in the toad‐headed lizard, Phrynocephalus versicolor

Abstract Diversity in animal coloration is generally associated with adaptation to their living habitats, ranging from territorial display and sexual selection to predation or predation avoidance, and thermoregulation. However, the mechanism underlying color variation in toad‐headed Phrynocephalus l...

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Main Authors: Haojie Tong, Jiasheng Li, Yubin Wo, Gang Shao, Wei Zhao, Diana Aguilar‐Gómez, Yuanting Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5545