Ecological consequences of sexually selected traits: an eco-evolutionary perspective

ST Giery, CA Layman - The Quarterly Review of Biology, 2019‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Evolution is rapidly gaining attention as an important driver of ecological process. Yet,
evolution via sexual selection has generally been omitted from this emerging synthesis. Our …

Feed or fight: testing the impact of food availability and intraspecific aggression on the functional ecology of an island lizard

CM Donihue, KM Brock, J Foufopoulos… - Functional …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Body size often varies among insular populations relative to continental conspecifics–the
'island rule'–and functional, context‐dependent morphological differences tend to track this …

Relationships between head morphology, bite performance and ecology in two species of Podarcis wall lizards

A Kaliontzopoulou, DC Adams, A van der Meijden… - Evolutionary …, 2012‏ - Springer
Understanding the relationship between form and function is central to our comprehension
of how phenotypic diversity evolves. Traits involved in multiple activities, such as social …

Biomechanical determinants of bite force dimorphism in Cyclommatus metallifer stag beetles

J Goyens, J Dirckx, M Dierick… - Journal of …, 2014‏ - journals.biologists.com
In the stag beetle family (Lucanidae), males have diverged from females by sexual selection.
The males fight each other for mating opportunities with their enlarged mandibles. It is …

Geometric morphometrics in herpetology: modern tools for enhancing the study of morphological variation in amphibians and reptiles

A Kaliontzopoulou - Basic and Applied Herpetology, 2011‏ - ojs.herpetologica.org
The use of geometric morphometrics for studying phenotypic variation in amphibians and
reptiles has visibly increased in the last decade. These modern tools provide a robust …

Color polymorphism is a driver of diversification in the lizard family Lacertidae

KM Brock, EJ McTavish, DL Edwards - Systematic Biology, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Color polymorphism—two or more heritable color phenotypes maintained within a single
breeding population—is an extreme type of intraspecific diversity widespread across the tree …

Insularity affects head morphology, bite force and diet in a Mediterranean lizard

K Sagonas, P Pafilis, P Lymberakis… - Biological Journal of …, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Island environments differ with regard to numerous features from the mainland and may
induce large-scale changes in most aspects of the biology of an organism. In this study, we …

Color-assortative mating in a color-polymorphic lacertid lizard

G Pérez i de Lanuza, E Font, P Carazo - Behavioral Ecology, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Color polymorphisms are common in lizards, which provide an excellent model system to
study their evolution and adaptive function. The lacertid genus Podarcis is particularly …

Trait differences among discrete morphs of a color polymorphic lizard, Podarcis erhardii

KM Brock, S Baeckens, CM Donihue, J Martín, P Pafilis… - PeerJ, 2020‏ - peerj.com
Color polymorphism defies evolutionary expectations as striking phenotypic variation is
maintained within a single species. Color and other traits mediate social interactions, and …

[PDF][PDF] Color-assortative mating in a color-polymorphic lacertid lizard

GP i De Lanuza, E Font, P Carazo - Behav Ecol, 2013‏ - uv.es
Color polymorphisms are common in lizards, which provide an excellent model system to
study their evolution and adaptive function. The lacertid genus Podarcis is particularly …