Behavioral attributes influence annual mating success more than morphological traits in male collared lizards

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1146-1154

  Baird, Troy A ^a   Hranitz, John M ^b   Timanus, Dusti K ^a   Schwartz, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Collared lizard; Mating success; Morphology

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY;

CROTAPHYTUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 35848946809     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm092     Document Type: Article

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