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Page 45
... female antennae , eyes , wings , and genitalia . These results show that there are no overriding hormonal influences from the female's reproductive tract that regulate behavioral decisions made by the brain . Moreover , female antennae ...
... female antennae , eyes , wings , and genitalia . These results show that there are no overriding hormonal influences from the female's reproductive tract that regulate behavioral decisions made by the brain . Moreover , female antennae ...
Page 159
... female's hormonal state permits her to arch her neck when she sees the bobbing dewlap of a male . One can experimentally demonstrate the importance of estrogen and progesterone in the control of female receptivity by removing an anole's ...
... female's hormonal state permits her to arch her neck when she sees the bobbing dewlap of a male . One can experimentally demonstrate the importance of estrogen and progesterone in the control of female receptivity by removing an anole's ...
Page 164
... female anoles to adjust their sexual readiness in ways that increase the probability that they will mate with a dominant territory owner . This is almost certainly an adaptive result of the proximate mechanisms that regulate the female's ...
... female anoles to adjust their sexual readiness in ways that increase the probability that they will mate with a dominant territory owner . This is almost certainly an adaptive result of the proximate mechanisms that regulate the female's ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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