Body size and agonistic experience affect dominance and mating success in male copperheads

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 213-224

  Schuett, Gordon W ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COPPERHEAD; DOMINANCE; MATING SUCCESS;

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON CONTORTRIX; ARENA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0031193683     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0417     Document Type: Article

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