TY - JOUR AU - Megia Palma, Rodrigo Manuel AU - Paranajpe, Dhanashree AU - Cooper, Robert D. AU - Blaimont, Pauline AU - Sinervo, Barry PY - 2024 DO - 10.1093/cz/zoac095 SN - 1674-5507 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112688 T2 - Current Zoology AB - Male competition conforms to a cost–benefit model, because while aggression may increase reproductive prospects, it can also increase the risk of injury. We hypothesize that an additional cost in aggressive males would be an increase in parasite load... LA - eng M2 - 59 PB - Oxford University Press KW - Ixodes pacificus KW - Lankesterella KW - Sexual selection KW - Social interactions KW - Ticks TI - Natural parasites in conjunction with behavioral and color traits explain male agonistic behaviors in a lizard TY - journal article VL - 70 ER -