Are female tree agamas (acanthocercus atricollis atricollis) turned on by males or resources?

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-30

  Reaney, L T ^a   Whiting, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Female male spatial overlap; Home range quality; Male quality; Prey abundance; Resources

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; LIZARD; MATE CHOICE;

AGAMA; AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0037663760     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522687     Document Type: Article

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