Male southern water skinks ( Eulamprus heatwolei ) use both visual and chemical cues to detect female sexual receptivity
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Head, Megan; Keogh, J Scott; Doughty, Paul
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A wide range of organisms use chemical and visual cues in mate attraction and courtship; however, chemical discrimination relevant to reproduction and the interplay between these two types of communication are poorly understood in reptiles. We experimentally tested the ability of male Eulamprus heatwolei, a scincoid lizard, to discriminate between sexually receptive and non-receptive females in two ways. First, we conducted 155 staged encounters between males and females over 29 days to...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2005 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82339 |
Source: | Acta Ethologica |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10211-005-0003-1 |
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