Males distinguish between former female residents of their territories and unfamiliar, nonresident females as preferred mating partners in the lizard Anolis sagrei

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-264

  Tokarz, Richard R ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOLIS SAGREI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 44649141934     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-1931.1     Document Type: Article

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