Courtship and rejection in dwarf geckos VIII

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Shot Date: 1995/07/13
Shot Location: Hialeah, Florida

species
Sphaerodactylus argus

Key Words
courtship
headwags

Ruben Regalado
2013/04/04 submitted

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

Sphaerodactylus argus male grips receptive female and displays headwags, head movements in a horizontal plane while gripping a female. Notice courtship posture in female: slow moving with an elevated neck. 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.momo130403sa02b)

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