Reproductive Signals of Female Lizards: Pattern of Trait Expression and Male Response

By S. Weiss. 2002

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Female-specific color is a signal of quality in the striped plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus) (2006, methodology): “These studies have focused on the relationship between female color and reproductive state and perhaps male response to such color (Ferguson 1976; Cooper et al. 1983; Watkins 1997; Cuadrado 2000; LeBas and Marshall 2000; Hager 2001; Weiss 2002a; Baird 2004).”
Size of sexual swellings reflects ovarian function in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) (2003, unknown): “One of few examples outside sex-role reversed species, male striped plateau lizards (Sceloporus virgatus) prefer females with brighter throat coloration, which seems to signify not only proximity but probability of ovulation (Weiss 2002).”
Carotenoid-based signals in behavioural ecology : a review (2011, background): “Another example is when certain animals signal their readiness to mate (Rowland et al., 1991; Watkins, 1997; Hager, 2001; Weiss, 2002; Kolm, 2004).”
Multiple ornaments correlate with aspects of condition and behaviour in female northern cardinals, Cardinalis cardinalis (2004, background): “…of condition, that males assess female ornamentation, and thatmales prefer more ornamented females as mates (Hunt et al. 1999; Roulin 1999; Amundsen 2000; Amundsen & Forsgren 2001; Berglund & Rosenqvist 2001a; Domb & Pagel 2001; Reichert et al. 2002; Romero-Pujante et al. 2002; Weiss 2002).”