does female mate choice rely on male colour change in the chameleon Furcifer pardalis?....

[kinyonga]

"To conclude, we provide evidence of female mate choice for specific aspects of dynamic colour change in male chameleons, including UV colouration and colour change in the visible range. We showed that females rely on different aspects of colour change according to the body region to assess mates. Female mate choice consistently appears to be for colour changes between body regions"...
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb...olour-of-success-does-female-mate-choice-rely

 

[Brad]

Very interesting. It looks like it was published a couple years ago but this is the first time I've seen it.

Females rejected the males with the lowest UV brightness and saturation changes.

 

[kinyonga]

First time I've seen it too!