Do female leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) discriminate between previous mates and novel males?

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 515-527

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Leopard gecko; Mate choice; Multiple mating; Novel male; Previous mate

Indexed keywords

EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; FELIDAE; GEKKONIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 34249979186     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907780713091     Document Type: Article

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