Female choice on male quantitative traits in lizards - why is it so rare?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 179-184

  Olsson, Mats ^a   Madsen, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

"Good genes"; Bright colors; Female choice; Lizard evolution; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; SAND LIZARD;

SWEDEN;

LACERTA AGILIS;

EID: 0028975397     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: 14320762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00177794     Document Type: Article

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