Experimental assessment of ecological and phenotypic factors affecting male mating success and polyandry in northern watersnakes, Nerodia sipedon

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-214

  Kissner, Kelley J ^a,e   Weatherhead, Patrick J ^a,c   Gibbs, H Lisle ^b,d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Genetic paternity analysis; Multiple mating; Operational sex ratio; Reproductive success; Sexual selection; Snakes

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; BODY SIZE; MATING SUCCESS; POLYANDRY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SNAKE;

NERODIA SIPEDON; SERPENTES;

EID: 27644589545     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0026-7     Document Type: Article

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