Patterns of dispersion and burrow use support scramble competition polygyny in gopherus polyphemus

Herpetologica

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-218

  Johnson, Valerie M ^a   Guyer, Craig ^a   Hermann, Sharon M ^a   Eubanks, Jeannine ^a   Michener, William K ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LTER Network Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Female defense polygyny; Gopher tortoise; Gopherus polyphemus; Mate choice; Scramble competition polygyny

Indexed keywords

BURROW; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); COURTSHIP; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FORAGE; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLYGYNY; TURTLE;

GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 68849123874     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/08-029R.1     Document Type: Article

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