Frequency-dependent reproductive success in female common lizards: A real-life hawk-dove-bully game?

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-58

  Vercken, Elodie ^a,d   Clobert, Jean ^b   Sinervo, Barry ^c  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Paul Sabatier University   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Alternative strategies; Colour signals; Game theory; Overdominance; Social environment

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COLOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; GAME THEORY; HATCHING; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIZARD; REACTION NORM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACCIPITRINAE; COLUMBIFORMES; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 77949773146     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1442-6     Document Type: Article

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