2022
DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoac033
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Sexual size monomorphism may evolve in lizards with a body size maximizing reproductive performance for both sexes

Abstract: We used Takydromus septentrionalis, a sexually size-monomorphic lacertid lizard, as a model system to test the hypothesis that sexual size monomorphism may evolve in lizards where reproductive performance is maximized at a similar body size for both sexes. We allowed lizards housed in laboratory enclosures to lay as many clutches (for females) as they could or to mate as many times (for males) as they could in a breeding season. Size-assortative mating was weak but evident in T. septentrionalis, as revealed by… Show more

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“…Not surprisingly, T. hainanus shares these features, as revealed by the fact that adult females are longer in abdomen length but shorter in head length than adult males of the same SVL (Table 1). However, the direction and degree of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) vary among taxa, among species and even among populations of the same species (Ma et al, 2018;Lu et al, 2023). For example, oviparous brown forest skinks (Sphenomorphus incognitus) exhibit male-biased SSD in Taiwan (Huang, 2010) but sexual size monomorphism in Chinese mainland (Ma et al, 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Not surprisingly, T. hainanus shares these features, as revealed by the fact that adult females are longer in abdomen length but shorter in head length than adult males of the same SVL (Table 1). However, the direction and degree of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) vary among taxa, among species and even among populations of the same species (Ma et al, 2018;Lu et al, 2023). For example, oviparous brown forest skinks (Sphenomorphus incognitus) exhibit male-biased SSD in Taiwan (Huang, 2010) but sexual size monomorphism in Chinese mainland (Ma et al, 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Within the family Scincidae, sexual selection via male contest competition is the key factor for male-biased SSD in the Chinese Skink Plestiodon (Eumeces) chinensis (Lin and Ji, 2000), the Blue-tailed Skink Plestiodon elegans (Zhang and Ji, 2004) and the Many-lined Sun Skink Eutropis (Mabuya) multifasciata (Ji et al, 2006a), and fecundity selection is the main factor for female-biased SSD in S. indicus (Ji and Du, 2000), the Slender Forest Skink Scincella modesta and the Reeves' Smooth Skink Scincella reevesii (Yang et al, 2012). SSM occurs in a diverse array of lizard taxa including species of the families Agamidae (Ji et al, 2002a;Lin, 2004;Qu et al, 2011), Lacertidae (Li et al, 2006;Lu et al, 2023), Sincidae (Lin, 2005) and Shinisauridae (He et al, 2011) where these two selective forces cancel each other out or male contest competition and physical constraints from maternal body size on reproductive output are both less evident. Here we add a scincid species to the list of lizards with SSM.…”
Section: Body Size and Sexual Dimorphismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…El tamaño corporal es uno de los atributos más influyentes en la biología y ecología de los organismos (Lu et al, 2022). Existe una tendencia sobre que las especies grandes se distribuyen por áreas geográficas más grandes, mientras que las especies más pequeñas las áreas de distribución geográfica son más variables (Velasco et al, 2020).…”
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“…El dimorfismo sexual es común en la naturaleza y una de las expresiones de este fenómeno es la diferencia corporal entre machos y hembras (Liang et al, 2021). En reptiles, el dimorfismo de tamaño sexual se explica por la teoría de selección sexual (Márquez et al, 2005) y la divergencia resultante de la competencia intraespecífica (Agha et al, 2018) y está más sesgado hacia el sexo femenino en serpiente y tortugas, mientras que en lagartos y cocodrilos los machos suelen ser los más grandes (Lu et al, 2022). Cuando los machos son más grandes, estos tienen mayor capacidad de luchar contra individuos pequeños por el acceso a recursos como el espacio y el alimento, así también por las parejas (Liang et al, 2021;Lu et al, 2022).…”
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