Female mate choice in the non-territorial lizard Ameiva plei (Teiidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 221-225

  Censky, Ellen J ^a  

^a SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ameiva plei; Female choice; male size

Indexed keywords

AMEIVA PLEI;

EID: 0030912912     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050336     Document Type: Article

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