ArticleEcology and evolution2016
Corticosterone: a costly mediator of signal honesty in sand lizards.
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- Manipulation of parasite load induces significant changes in the structural-based throat color of male iberian green lizards.Current zoology · 2018Article
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Abstract
The mechanisms underlying honest signal expression remain elusive and may involve the integration of social and physiological costs. Corticosterone is a socially modulated metabolic hormone that mediates energy investment and behavior and may therefore function to deter dishonest signal expression. We examined the relationship between corticosterone and green badge coloration in male sand lizards (
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