The role of scent marks in female choice of territories and refuges in a lizard (Podarcis hispanica)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-365

  Carazo, Pau ^a   Font, Enrique ^a   Desfilis, Ester ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Female choice; Lizards; Scent marks; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; MATE CHOICE; ODOR; SCENT GLAND; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; ODORS; PHEROMONES; SCENT GLANDS; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 80052014021     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023404     Document Type: Article

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