... over the past few decades, yet has been studied predominantly in the context of intrasexual competition. Here, we investigate the role of colour change in mate choice in an animal that can change its colour, the panther chameleon ( Furcifer pardalis ). We conducted behavioural experiments and colour...

...Peter C. Wainwright; Albert F. Bennett ABSTRACT In this paper we document the activity of key muscles of the tongue, hyobranchia! apparatus and head during prey capture in the lizard Chamaeleo jacksonii Boulenger and use these data to test current hypotheses of chameleon tongue function...

... the accelerator to achieve peak force prior to the onset of projection. Thus, the delay in projection may be crucial in maximizing the acceleration and velocity achieved by the projected chameleon tongue. * Present address: Department of Biological Science, B-157, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL...

... tongue retraction, all of which are smaller in shorter feedings. Though several features of the chameleon strike have apparently been retained from lizards not capable of ballistic tongue projection, key differences are documented. Unlike members of a related family, the Agamidae, C. oustaleti uses...