Testing the quality of a carrier: A field experiment on lizard signalers

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 695-701

  Olsson, Mats ^a   Healey, Mo ^a   Wapstra, Erik ^b   Uller, Tobias ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bib; Costly signaling; Handicap principle; Lizard; Multiple paternity

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COLOR MORPH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PATERNITY; PHENOTYPE; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CTENOPHORUS PICTUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 60849092540     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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