Ectoparasite loads in free-ranging northern fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus: effects of testosterone and sex

By M. Klukowski, C. Nelson. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2001

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Effect of testosterone on immunocompetence, parasite load, and metabolism in the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) (2004, background): “Two recent studies on the lizard S. undulatus (Klukowski and Nelson 2001) and on Lacerta agilis L., 1758 (Olsson et al. 2000) have shown that testosterone has a negative impact on body mass.”
Increased mite parasitism as a cost of testosterone in male striped plateau lizards Sceloporus virgatus (2007, background): “1996; Sorci, Clobert & Michalakis 1996; Oppliger & Clobert 1997; Klukowski & Nelson 2001; Oppliger et al .”
Female-specific color is a signal of quality in the striped plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus) (2006, background): “Trombiculid mites have been found to reduce weight gain in a closely related congener (Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus), suggesting that the infestations are costly ( Klukowski and Nelson 2001 ), perhaps especially so to females trying to maximize the energy allocated to clutch production.”
Relating endocrinology, physiology and behaviour using species with alternative mating strategies (2007, background): “…and experimental studies to covary with testosterone in males of many species (Saino, Møller & Bolzern 1995; Salvador et al. 1996; Olsson et al. 2000; Klukowski & Nelson 2001; Mougeot et al. 2004; Mougeot et al. 2005; Perez-Orella & Schulte-Hostedde 2005), but causal relationships are uncertain.”