Discrimination of conspecifics' chemicals may allow Spanish terrapins to find better partners and avoid competitors

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1107-1113

  Ibáñez, Alex ^a   López, Pilar ^a   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Chemical communication; Health state; Male competition; Mate choice; Mauremys leprosa; Pheromone; Sexual selection; Spanish terrapin

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMORECEPTION; CONSPECIFIC; FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATE CHOICE; PHEROMONE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

EMYDIDAE; MAUREMYS LEPROSA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84862797868     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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