Pre-mating mechanisms favouring or precluding speciation in a species complex: Chemical recognition and sexual selection between types in the lizard Podarcis hispanica

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 643-658

  Martín, José ^a   López, Pilar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemoreception; Lizards; Pre mating isolation; Sexual selection; Speciation

Indexed keywords

LACERTIDAE; PODARCIS; PODARCIS HISPANICA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646727231     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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