Male sagebrush lizards (Sceloporus graciosus) increase exploratory behavior toward females with more courtship experience

Herpetologica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Ruiz, Mayté ^a   Beals, Zachary M ^a   Martins, Emília P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female receptivity; Intra specific communication; Reproductive state

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COURTSHIP; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

SCELOPORUS GRACIOSUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77952570437     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/09-022R2.1     Document Type: Article

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