Female dragons, Ctenophorus pictus, do not prefer scent from unrelated males

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 279-282

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COPULATION; GENETIC MARKER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INBREEDING; LIZARD; PHEROMONE; SCENT MARKING; TERRITORY; VISUAL CUE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745586615     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05024     Document Type: Article

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