Population differences in the roles of size and coloration in intra- and intersexual selection in the collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris: Influence of habitat and social organization

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 506-517

  Baird, Troy A ^a   Fox, Stanley F ^b   McCoy, J Kelly ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collared lizards; Crotaphytus collaris; Female choice; Male aggression; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLLARED LIZARD; COLOURATION; HABITAT; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

OKLAHOMA; USA;

CROTAPHYTUS COLLARIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0031458952     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.5.506     Document Type: Article

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