Messages conveyed by assorted facets of the dewlap, in both sexes of Anolis sagrei

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Summary

Assessment of aspects of sexual identity, individual quality, and social status that may be signaled by the dewlap in both sexes of Anolis sagrei finds that body size together with relative deWlap area and color act as redundant messages in the advertisement of sexual identities and coloration in males, supporting the multiple-message hypothesis.

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2015-05-21
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Anolis, Biology, Aggression, Context (archaeology), Animal communication

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