Behavioral and morphological traits interact to promote the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics in a lizard

American Naturalist

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 726-742

  Noble, Daniel W A ^a   Wechmann, Kerrie ^a   Keogh, J Scott ^b   Whiting, Martin J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactics; Behavior; Correlational selection; Disruptive selection; Eulamprus quoyii; Lizard; Reproductive success; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

DNA; FITNESS; LIZARD; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84887518184     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673535     Document Type: Article

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