Male territoriality and 'sex confusion' in recently adapted lizards at White Sands

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1928-1936

  Robertson, J M ^a   Rosenblum, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour variation; Ecological speciation; Intrasexual selection; Sensory drive

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DESERT; DIVERGENCE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; PATCH SIZE; RECOGNITION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TERRITORIALITY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TERRITORIALITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC SPECIATION; LIZARDS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TERRITORIALITY;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES; WHITE SANDS;

SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77955931729     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02063.x     Document Type: Article

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