Multiple copulations in natural populations of lizards: Evidence for the fertility assurance hypothesis

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-56

  Uller, Tobias ^a,b   Olsson, Mats ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility assurance; Lacerta vivipara; Multiple mating; Promiscuity

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 24344510833     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539053627749     Document Type: Article

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