Some like it hotter: differential thermal preferences among lizard color morphs
A. Thompson, V. Kapsanaki, H. E. M. Liwanag, P. Pafilis, I. J. Wang, K. M. Brock
This study finds that orange morphs of the Aegean wall lizard prefer cooler temperatures than white and yellow morphs, suggesting thermal preferences contribute to color polymorphism maintenance.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2022Zoology