Mating pattern in the lizard Anolis sagrei: Implications for mate choice and sperm competition

Herpetologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 388-394

  Tokarz, Richard R ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anolis sagrei; Lizard; Mate choice; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

UNITED STATES;

ANOLIS SAGREI;

EID: 0031693312     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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