The importance of a good neighborhood: dispersal decisions in juvenile common lizards are based on social environment

• Published in: Behavioral ecology Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 1059 - 1067
• Main Authors: Vercken, Elodie, Sinervo, Barry, Clobert, Jean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Lacertilia; Life Sciences; OFFSPRING DISPERSAL; HISTORY TRADE-OFFS; BREEDING DISPERSAL; frequency dependence; natal dispersal; spatial niche partitioning; HABITAT SELECTION; GENETIC-STRUCTURE; color polymorphism; ideal free distribution; ALTERNATIVE REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES; LACERTA-VIVIPARA; public information

Within a population, dispersers are likely to differ in their motivation and adaptations to disperse; yet individual heterogeneity in dispersal decisions is still poorly documented. In the common lizard, females can be classified into 3 types of ventral color (yellow, orange, and mixed) that signal...