Heterogeneous tempo and mode of evolutionary diversification of compounds in lizard chemical signals.

ABSTRACT: Important part of the multivariate selection shaping social and interspecific interactions among and within animal species emerges from communication. Therefore, understanding the diversification of signals for animal communication is a central endeavor in evolutionary biology. Over the last decade, the rapid development of phylogenetic approaches has promoted a stream of studies investigating evolution of communication signals. However, comparative research has primarily focused on visual and acoustic signals, while the evolution of chemical signals remains largely unstudied. An increasing interest in understanding the evolution of chemical communication has been inspired by the realization that chemical signals underlie some of the major interaction channels in a wide range of organisms.

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Roa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5306189 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature