A case of reproductive character displacement in female palmate newts (Lissotriton helveticus)

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 332, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 548-557

  Johanet, Aurélie ^a   Secondi, Jean ^a   Pays, Olivier ^a   Pagano, Alain ^a   Lodé, Thierry ^b   Lemaire, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Habitat; Lissotriton; Morphometric measurement; Reproductive character displacement; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; AMPHIBIAN; MATE RECOGNITION; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPE; SYMPATRY;

ALLOPATRY; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FLOODING; GENETIC DRIFT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MORPHOMETRICS; NATURAL SELECTION; NEWT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMPATRY; TAIL;

ANIMALS; EUROPE; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SALAMANDRIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 67349251269     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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