Female lizards discriminate between potential reproductive partners using multiple male traits when territory cues are absent

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1033-1043

  Swierk, Lindsey ^a   Ridgway, Matthew ^a   Langkilde, Tracy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female choice; Male trait; Multiple cues; Sceloporus undulatus; Sexual selection; Territory

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; MALE BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL SELECTION; TERRITORY;

SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84862499207     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1351-2     Document Type: Article

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