Alicia Bartolomé
@bartolomealicia.bsky.social
Reposted by Alicia Bartolomé
🧪 New paper out! Growing up, wall lizards undergo a UV-visible “awkward phase” (who doesn’t?) that we can’t see—but they can. These ontogenetic color changes may mediate juvenile–adult interactions by delaying the onset of adult social signals. doi.org/10.1002/jez.... #colsci #lizard #ontogeny
Cryptic Ontogenetic Changes in the Ventral Coloration of a Color Polymorphic Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Wall lizards' ventral coloration undergoes cryptic ontogenetic color changes invisible without UV vision. We tracked wall lizards from hatching to one year of age. Spectrophotometry and visual modeli...
doi.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🧪 New paper out! Growing up, wall lizards undergo a UV-visible “awkward phase” (who doesn’t?) that we can’t see—but they can. These ontogenetic color changes may mediate juvenile–adult interactions by delaying the onset of adult social signals. doi.org/10.1002/jez.... #colsci #lizard #ontogeny
Reposted by Alicia Bartolomé
Excited to share our latest paper on lizard contests and agonistic signals! Read on for a daydream on how being a lizard could be like, disguised as a discussion on the relative impact of static colour patches and behavioral displays in animal contests 🧵
academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
Behavioral threat and appeasement signals take precedence over static colors in lizard contests
Behavioral signals outweigh static color patches in determining the winner of territorial disputes. To understand what limits aggression in wall lizards, w
academic.oup.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Excited to share our latest paper on lizard contests and agonistic signals! Read on for a daydream on how being a lizard could be like, disguised as a discussion on the relative impact of static colour patches and behavioral displays in animal contests 🧵
academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...