Testing the quality of a carrier: a field experiment on lizard signalers.
In the Australian painted dragon lizard (Ctenophorus pictus), males occur in two different morphs with respect to gular color, with or without a yellow bib. Males without a bib lost within-clutch paternity significantly more often to rivals than bibbed males. Thus, it appears that bibs identify some...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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