Courtship and rejection in dwarf geckos VII

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Shot Date: 2003/08/09
Shot Location: Hialeah, Florida

species
Sphaerodactylus pimienta

Key Words
courtship
rejection
thrash tail
hand up

Ruben Regalado
2013/04/04 submitted

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

Sphaerodactylus pimienta male (right) displays headbobs, vertical head movements, while approaching a non receptive female that shows all rejection behaviors: hand up, withdraw, bite, and thrash tail. 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.momo130403sp01b)

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