Female alpine newts (Triturus alpestris) mate initially with males signalling fertility benefits

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-491

  Hoeck, Paquita E A ^a   Garner, Trenton W J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Mate preference; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SIGNALING; SPERM;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 34447120186     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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