| Title: | Is it function or fashion? : an integrative analysis of morphology, performance, and metabolism in a colour polymorphic lizard |
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| Authors: | ID Gomes, Veronica (Author)
ID Žagar, Anamarija (Author)
ID Pérez i de Lanuza, Guillem (Author)
ID Simčič, Tatjana (Author)
ID Carretero, Miguel A. (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/116
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Colour polymorphism may be accompanied by alternative expressions of phenotypic traits that are directly or indirectly related to fitness, and selection forces may act on the traits separately or concurrently. In polymorphic species, natural selection may act through frequency- or density-dependent mechanisms and maintain polymorphism through interactions among morphs. We used an integrative approach to examine functionally relevant and interrelated life history traits in the context of colour polymorphism in the European wall lizard (Podarcis muralis). Body, head and limb morphology, bite and locomotor performance, and physiology, particularly metabolic and antioxidant capacity, were analysed in the three pure colour morphs (yellow, orange, white) and the two mosaic morphs (yellow-orange and white-orange). Morphological differences between morphs were present but subtle and consisted mainly of variations in head length. Head size and bite force were strongly associated between and within morphs. Limb and boot morphology and locomotor performance (sprinting and climbing) were variably associated among morphs. Finally, variation in biochemical indicators of cellular metabolism and antioxidant capacity appeared to be largely independent of morphology and performance. The results provide evidence for existing and non-existing relationships between colour and morphology, performance, and physiology that could have short- and long-term effects on selection. |
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| Keywords: | colour morphs, sprint speed, climbing, bite force, physiology |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 07.02.2022 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-20 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 14, iss. 2 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-19367  |
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| UDC: | 591 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1424-2818 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/d14020116 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 97168387 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 13. 2. 2022;
Št. članka: 116;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 16.07.2024 |
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| Views: | 341 |
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