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117 Predation Liberation - Shine on Chameleons
Episode 117

117 Predation Liberation - Shine on Chameleons

Herpetological Highlights

July 5, 202228m 34s

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Show Notes

Jackson's chameleons are famous for their bright colours and fancy horns. But can a lack of predators make them even jazzier?

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Main Paper Reference:

Whiting MJ, Holland BS, Keogh JS, Noble DWA, Rankin KJ, Stuart-Fox D. 2022. Invasive chameleons released from predation display more conspicuous colors. Science Advances 8:eabn2415. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn2415.

Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:

Gordon, S. P., Reznick, D., Arendt, J. D., Roughton, A., Ontiveros Hernandez, M. N., Bentzen, P., & López-Sepulcre, A. (2015). Selection analysis on the rapid evolution of a secondary sexual trait. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1813), 20151244.

Music:

Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

Species Bi-week theme – Mike Mooney

Other Music – The Passion HiFi, www.thepassionhifi.com