Male leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) can discriminate between two familiar females

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1033-1049

  LaDage, Lara D ^a   Ferkin, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship behaviours; Familiarity; Individual discrimination; Leopard gecko

Indexed keywords

EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; FELIDAE; GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33750064247     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906778623644     Document Type: Article

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