Chemosensory cues allow courting male garter snakes to assess body length and body condition of potential mate
Graduation date: 2004The benefits of reproduction are clear, but there are also costs. Much is known...
Many snakes are able to use their chemosensory system to detect scent of conspecifics, which is impo...
Most snakes have the chemosensory ability to identify chemical cues from conspecifics, which is usef...
Ph.D.Biological SciencesZoologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studiesh...
In order to achieve copulation, a male snake must align his body in the same direction as his mate. ...
eRecently mated females of some species experience a refractory period following mating during which...
Reproductivemales encounter potential mates under a range of circumstances that in uence the costs,...
In garter snakes, including Thamnophis sirtalis and Thamnophis elegans, successful mating is depende...
Pheromones are chemical cues used to communicate between individuals within a single species. Previo...
Why do males exert strong mate choice in some taxa but not others? Theory suggests that mate discrim...
Chemical signals may communicate information about discrete character states, such as species and se...
Chemical signals may communicate information about discrete character states, such a...
Snakes have traditionally been viewed as solitary, asocial animals whose habitat use is driven by te...
For animals sparsely distributed across a landscape, finding and identifying a receptive female duri...
In many animal species, males direct more intense courtship towards females they have not previously...
Graduation date: 2004The benefits of reproduction are clear, but there are also costs. Much is known...
Many snakes are able to use their chemosensory system to detect scent of conspecifics, which is impo...
Most snakes have the chemosensory ability to identify chemical cues from conspecifics, which is usef...
Ph.D.Biological SciencesZoologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studiesh...
In order to achieve copulation, a male snake must align his body in the same direction as his mate. ...
eRecently mated females of some species experience a refractory period following mating during which...
Reproductivemales encounter potential mates under a range of circumstances that in uence the costs,...
In garter snakes, including Thamnophis sirtalis and Thamnophis elegans, successful mating is depende...
Pheromones are chemical cues used to communicate between individuals within a single species. Previo...
Why do males exert strong mate choice in some taxa but not others? Theory suggests that mate discrim...
Chemical signals may communicate information about discrete character states, such as species and se...
Chemical signals may communicate information about discrete character states, such a...
Snakes have traditionally been viewed as solitary, asocial animals whose habitat use is driven by te...
For animals sparsely distributed across a landscape, finding and identifying a receptive female duri...
In many animal species, males direct more intense courtship towards females they have not previously...
Graduation date: 2004The benefits of reproduction are clear, but there are also costs. Much is known...
Many snakes are able to use their chemosensory system to detect scent of conspecifics, which is impo...
Most snakes have the chemosensory ability to identify chemical cues from conspecifics, which is usef...