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Rapid beard darkening predicts contest outcome, not copulation success, in bearded dragon lizards
Animal Behaviour ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.10.014
Ashton L. Dickerson , Katrina J. Rankin , Viviana Cadena , John A. Endler , Devi Stuart-Fox

Rapid colour change is widespread in animals and allows them to respond dynamically to the physical and social environment. However, few studies have examined the information conveyed by dynamic colour signals in different social contexts, such as courtship and rivalry contests. Furthermore, dynamic colour change on different body regions may be subject to different selection pressures and therefore serve different functions. We tested whether male colour or colour change predicts contest outcome in male–male interactions or the likelihood of copulation attempts in male–female interactions in the central bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps. The extent of beard darkening strongly predicted contest outcome, but neither colour (beard, dorsal) nor colour change predicted copulation attempts. Dorsal colour showed little consistent change and did not predict contest outcome or copulation attempts. Previous work shows that dorsal but not beard colour change occurs in response to both background colour and temperature in the laboratory and in the wild. Taken together, these results indicate that dynamic colour change in bearded dragons varies in relation to social context and can serve different functions depending on the body region. Our results add to the growing appreciation of how rapid colour change enables animals to accommodate the multiple functions of colour, including communication to different receivers, camouflage and thermoregulation.

中文翻译:

胡须快速变黑预示着大胡子龙蜥的比赛结果,而不是交配成功

快速的颜色变化在动物中很普遍,使它们能够对物理和社会环境做出动态反应。然而,很少有研究检查动态颜色信号在不同社会环境(例如求爱和竞争竞赛)中传达的信息。此外,不同身体区域的动态颜色变化可能会受到不同的选择压力,因此具有不同的功能。我们测试了雄性颜色或颜色变化是否可以预测雄性互动中的竞赛结果,或者中央胡须龙 Pogona vitticeps 中雄性与雌性互动中的交配尝试的可能性。胡须变黑的程度强烈预测了比赛结果,但颜色(胡须、背部)和颜色变化都不能预测交配尝试。背部颜色几乎没有显示出一致的变化,并且不能预测比赛结果或交配尝试。先前的工作表明,在实验室和野外,背色而不是胡须颜色会随着背景颜色和温度的变化而发生变化。综上所述,这些结果表明胡须龙的动态颜色变化因社会环境而异,并且可以根据身体区域发挥不同的功能。我们的结果增加了人们对快速颜色变化如何使动物适应多种颜色功能的认识,包括与不同接收器的交流、伪装和体温调节。先前的工作表明,在实验室和野外,背色而不是胡须颜色会随着背景颜色和温度的变化而发生变化。综上所述,这些结果表明胡须龙的动态颜色变化因社会环境而异,并且可以根据身体区域发挥不同的功能。我们的结果增加了人们对快速颜色变化如何使动物适应多种颜色功能的认识,包括与不同接收器的交流、伪装和体温调节。以前的工作表明,在实验室和野外,背色而不是胡须颜色会随着背景颜色和温度的变化而发生变化。综上所述,这些结果表明胡须龙的动态颜色变化因社会环境而异,并且可以根据身体区域发挥不同的功能。我们的研究结果增加了人们对快速颜色变化如何使动物适应颜色的多种功能的认识,包括与不同接收器的交流、伪装和体温调节。
更新日期:2020-12-01
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