Throat colour reliably signals status in male tree lizards, Urosaurus ornatus

Thompson, Christopher W.; Moore, Michael C.

doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(05)80120-4

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“…Badges are known to be correlated with individual aggression, social status and bite force in lizards (Zucker 1989;Thompson and Moore 1991;Carpenter 1995;Zucker and Murray 1996;Vanhooydonck et al 2005). Our results are consistent with this theory.…”

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“…Badges are generally color patches that are known to be correlated with individual aggression, social status and bite force (Zucker 1989;Thompson and Moore 1991;Carpenter 1995;Zucker and Murray 1996;Vanhooydonck et al 2005). In contrast, displays are behaviors that consist of variable body movements, such as the raising and lowering of the head and dewlap in the green anole Anolis carolinensis (Carpenter 1967;Jenssen 1977).…”

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Do displays and badges function in establishing the social structure of male toad-headed lizards, Phrynocephalus vlangalii?

Wan

et al. 2010

J Ethol

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This study addresses several basic questions relating to the roles of badges and displays in establishing social structure in male Phrynocephalus vlangalii. Significant differences in body mass and condition were found between resident and floater males of P. vlangalii, and resident males engaged in tail curling and agonistic interactions more frequently than floater males. Frequency of tail curling was correlated negatively with body mass in floater males, but was not correlated with body mass and condition in resident males. Relative tail-tip badge size, relative belly patch size and relative tail length could significantly predict an individual's body mass, and body condition was positively correlated with relative tail length, suggesting that resident males may establish their social dominance by communicating their body mass and condition through frequent tail curling.

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Do displays and badges function in establishing the social structure of male toad-headed lizards, Phrynocephalus vlangalii?

Wan

et al. 2010

J Ethol

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“…Such 'badges of status' include colour traits in birds (Rohwer & Rohwer, 1978;Rohwer, 1975Rohwer, , 1977, fish (Barlow & Wallach, 1976;Barlow, 1973), and lizards (Thompson & Moore, 1991).…”

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Color in competition contexts in non-human animals

Setchell¹

2015

Handbook of Color Psychology

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“…In Bocage's Wall Lizards (Podarcis bocagei), the onset of maturity can implement an abrupt, nonreversible change of dorsal and ventral coloration in males (Galan 2008). The bright yellow, orange, or blue dewlaps of male Tree Lizards (Urosaurus ornatus) are reliable status signals that can develop prior to sexual maturity (Thompson and Moore 1991).…”

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