“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. This poses the question of whether different aspects of colour change from different body regions convey different information. Moreover, whether some aspects of colour change participate more in signal design rather than to information content remains to be elucidated.”…
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