Courtship and rejection in dwarf geckos V

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Shot Date: 1995/05/27
Shot Location: Hialeah, Florida

species
Sphaerodactylus elegans

Key Words
dwarf geckos
courtship
rejection
head bob
hand up

Ruben Regalado
2013/04/03 submitted

Animalia >Unidentified >Unidentified >Unidentified >Unidentified >Unidentified >

Sphaerodactylus elegans female (left) displays hand up, a rejection behavior, while a male approaches her displaying headbobs, with variable amplitude and cadence and body posture similar to stiff. Please, find detailed descriptions of the social behavior of this, and other, species in Regalado R. 2012. Social behavior of dwarf geckos (Sphaerodactylus): a comparative repertoire. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 24: 344-366.

(Data No.momo130403se01b)

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