Rapid postfire color shift in a Mediterranean lizard We quantified dorsal luminosity and color composition of Psammodromus algirus in burned and adjacent unburned habitats at different times since fire. Lizards inhabiting recently burned areas displaye...

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Rapid postfire color shift in a Mediterranean lizard
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Infographics: Mediterranean lizards in recently burned areas rapidly develop lighter coloration, as a thermoregulatory response

Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) ordination of adult lizards in ~1-year postfire showing dissimilarities between burned and unburned in terms of coloration.

Rapid postfire color shift in a Mediterranean lizard
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#Lizards inhabiting recently burned areas display lighter coloration, as a #thermoregulatory response
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