Variation and Polymorphism in the Dorsal Color Pattern of Uta stansburiana stejnegeri
Ballinger RE and McKinney CO. 1967. Variation and Polymorphism in the Dorsal Color Pattern of Uta stansburiana stejnegeri. The American Midland Naturalist. 77(2):476-483
The dorsal color pattern of Uta stansburiana stejnegeri can be classified as striped, barbed, chevron, or patternless. This variation may be an exmple of genetic polymorphism. The pattern types occur in both sexes and there appears to be only slight ontongenetic change in any individual's pattern type. Although temperature and sexual maturity in males tend to obscure the color pattern, the basic pattern type is unchanged. Dorsal pattern type wre found to vary significantly between the Palo Duro and Kermit populations in Texas. No seasonal variation was detected in the Kermit population.
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- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ballinger, Royce; McKinney, Charles
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- ORPI
- Keywords
- Lizards