Sexual behavior in female-biased operational sex ratios in the salamander Hynobius nigrescens

Herpetologica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 396-406

  Hasumi, M ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female biased operational sex ratios; Fertilization success; Hynobius nigrescens; Mating behavior; Salamander; Sperm allocation; Sperm competition; Sperm depletion

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

HYNOBIUS NIGRESCENS;

EID: 0034789189     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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