Structure and allometry of genitalia in males and females of a social African ground squirrel with high polygynandry

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-380

  Manjerovic, M B ^a   Kinahan, A A ^b,c   Waterman, J M ^a,b   Bennett, N C ^b   Bateman, P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allometry; Genitalia; Polygynandry; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; CRYPSIS; EVOLUTION; MATE CHOICE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RODENT; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; XERUS; XERUS INAURIS;

EID: 48249157933     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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