Changes in the intensity of male courtship behavior following physical exposure of males to previously unfamiliar females in brown anoles (Anolis sagrei)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 501-505

  Tokarz, Richard R ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

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ANOLIS SAGREI;

EID: 35148821177     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[501:CITIOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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