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Frequency-Dependent Selection

Frequency-dependent selection in side-blotched lizards

Frequency-dependent selection in side-blotched lizards

A yellow-throated side-blotched lizard is smaller than either the blue-throated or orange-throated males and appears a bit like the females of the species, allowing it to sneak copulations. Frequency-dependent selection allows for both common and rare phenotypes of the population to appear in a frequency-aided cycle.

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