Colour Polymorphism and Alternative Breeding Strategies: Effects of Parent’s Colour Morph on Fitness Traits in the Common Wall Lizard

• Published in: Evolutionary biology Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 385 - 394
• Main Authors: Galeotti, Paolo, Sacchi, Roberto, Pellitteri-Rosa, Daniele, Bellati, Adriana, Cocca, Walter, Gentilli, Augusto, Scali, Stefano, Fasola, Mauro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.09.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Breeding success; Cattle; Developmental Biology; Divergence; Ecology; Eggs; Evolutionary Biology; Females; Genetic aspects; Genetic crosses; Human Genetics; Life Sciences; Males; Mating; Physiological aspects; Podarcis muralis; Polymorphism; Reproductive fitness; Research Article; Colour polymorphism; Breeding strategies; Egg size; Kr-strategy; Morph combination; Breeding success; Clutch size

Colour polymorphism (CP) is widespread in animals, but mechanisms underlying morph evolution and maintenance are not completely resolved. In reptiles, CP is often genetically based and associated with alternative behavioural strategies, mainly in males for most cases. However, female colour morphs a...