Multiple paternity and sperm storage lead to increased genetic diversity in Anolis lizards

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-503

  Calsbeek, Ryan ^a   Bonneaud, Camille ^b,c   Prabhu, Setal ^b   Manoukis, Nicholas ^b   Smith, Thomas B ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Island; Lizard; Multiple paternity; Sexual selection; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS; ANOLIS SAGREI; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34248223205     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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