Predation cost of conspicuous male coloration in collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) : An experimental test using clay-covered model lizards

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Does survival depend on how fast you can run or how fast you do run (2006, background): “Collared Lizards use sit-and-wait foraging to feed opportunistically on available arthropods (Blair & Blair 1941; Cooper et al . 2001), and are preyed upon by a variety of predators ( Husak et al . 2006 ).”
Compensatory traits and the evolution of male ornaments (2011, background): “…to the optimum level set by natural selection (Lande, 1980) and, therefore, males are expected to experience higher costs and, ultimately, to experience reduced survival compared to females (e.g., Andersson, 1994; Husak et al., 2006; but see Jennions et al., 2001; Worthington & Swallow, 2010).”
The lizard Psammodromus algirus (Squamata: Lacertidae) is darker at high altitudes (2014, background): “For example, pressure of predation selects for cryptic coloration, which may be darker depending on substrate colour (Thorpe & Brown, 1989; Husak et al., 2006; Jambrich & Jandzik, 2012).”