Mate guarding in male sand lizards (Lacerta agilis)

Behaviour

Volumn 133, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 367-386

  Olsson, Mats ^a   Gullberg, Annica ^b   Tegelström, Hakan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATE GUARDING; OPERATIONAL SEX RATIO; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SAND LIZARD; SPERM COMPETITION;

LACERTA AGILIS;

EID: 0030431135     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853996x00503     Document Type: Article

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