Why does the rate of signal production in ectotherms vary with temperature?

Terry J Ord and Judy A Stamps

Behavioral Ecology, 2017, vol. 28, issue 5, 1272-1282

Abstract: Lay SummaryCold and hot lizards advertise territory ownership less than warm lizards because of thermal constraints on physiology. Social communication in cold-blooded animals is often linked to environmental temperature, but why has been unclear. We tested several hypotheses in a study of Caribbean anole lizards. The number of advertisement displays performed by lizards was dependent on temperature in a way that could only be explained by constraints on strenuous activity at cold and hot temperatures.

Keywords: animal communication; contextual reaction norm; plasticity; thermal environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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