Responses of female rock lizards to multiple scent marks of males: Effects of male age, male density and scent over-marking

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-114

  Martín, José ^a   López, Pilar ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative strategies; Chemical communication; Mate choice; Pheromones; Scent marking

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; LIZARD; MATE CHOICE; PHEROMONE; PROBABILITY; SCENT MARKING; SPACE USE; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; CRYPTIC (ERA); EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MATING; NONHUMAN; ODOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; PHEROMONES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; IBEROLACERTA CYRENI; PETROSAURUS;

EID: 84875365288     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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