Copulatory plugs do not assure high first male fertilisation success: Sperm displacement in a lizard

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 281-288

  Moreira, Pedro L ^a,b   Nunes, Vera L ^a   Martín, José ^b   Paulo, Octávio S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Copulatory plug; Iberian rock lizard; Offensive and defensive traits; Sperm competition; Sperm displacement

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPERM COMPETITION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PETROSAURUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 36148999508     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0463-6     Document Type: Article

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