Multiple signals in the palmate newt: Ornaments help when courting

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1045-1055

  Cornuau, Jérémie H ^a   Rat, Margaux ^a   Schmeller, Dirk S ^a   Loyau, Adeline ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amphibian; Courtship; Filament; Lissotriton helveticus; Sexual communication; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; COLOR; COURTSHIP; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; ORNAMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL; SPERM;

AMPHIBIA; TRITURUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 84862488866     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1355-y     Document Type: Article

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