Sneaking from a female perspective

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 679-688

  Reichard, Martin ^a   Le Comber, Steven C ^b   Smith, Carl ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

external fertilization; mate choice; mate guarding; polyandry; reproductive behaviour; sexual conflict; sexual selection; territoriality

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MATE CHOICE; MATE GUARDING; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SNEAK COPULATION; TERRITORIALITY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 35148876904     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.03.005     Document Type: Review

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