Female sensory bias may allow honest chemical signaling by male Iberian rock lizards

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1927-1934

  Martín, José ^a   López, Pilar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical signals; Lizards; Mate choice; Sensory bias; Sexual selection; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; SECRETION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

INVERTEBRATA; PETROSAURUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 51849150249     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0624-2     Document Type: Article

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