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April 16, 2026Journal of Experimental Biology

Linking morphology and performance: Skeletal growth and sex-specific form–function relationships in an agamid lizard

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SPSubhasmita PatroIndian Institute of Science BangaloreAMAditya MogerIndian Institute of Science Education and Research PuneLDLipsa DashIndian Institute of Science Bangalore

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Implication

Longitudinal study explores sex-specific growth and performance in an agamid lizard, indicating constraints on morphology.

Key Points

  • The aim is to understand how skeletal growth affects performance in a sexually dimorphic agamid lizard.
  • Used longitudinal X-ray imaging to assess skeletal growth
  • Examined sex differences in growth trajectories and performance
  • Measured adult performance traits such as sprint speed and bite force
  • Body length increased non-linearly and growth trajectories were parallel in both sexes
  • Males exhibited higher absolute bite force but not sprint speed compared to females
  • Morphological traits generally scaled isometrically relative to body length

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Patro et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e07e3b2f7e8953b7cbf4aehttps://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251931
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