Experimental and molecular evidence that body size and ventral colour interact to influence male reproductive success in a lizard

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-288

  Stapley, J ^a   Keogh, J S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii; Sexual selection; Skink; Status signalling badge

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLOR MORPH; DOMINANCE; ECTOPARASITE; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; LIZARD; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; PSEUDEMOIA ENTRECASTEAUXII; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33846255068     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2006.9522696     Document Type: Article

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