Intraspecific Colour Variation among Lizards in Distinct Island Environments Enhances Local Camouflage.

Within-species colour variation is widespread among animals. Understanding how this arises can elucidate evolutionary mechanisms, such as those underlying reproductive isolation and speciation. Here, we investigated whether five island populations of Aegean wall lizards (Podarcis erhardii) have more...

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Main Authors: Kate L A Marshall, Kate E Philpot, Isabel Damas-Moreira, Martin Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4570707?pdf=render