Pattern of hemipenis use in the male lizardAnolis sagrei after unilateral castration

Importance of intromission in maintainin

Importance of intromission in maintaining the alternating pattern of male mounting behavior and hemipenis use in the lizardAnolis sagrei

✍ Tokarz, Richard R. ;Kirkpatrick, Sean J. 📂 Article 📅 1991 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 698 KB

## Abstract Previous studies of the lizard __Anolis sagrei__ have shown that males in a series of copulations exhibit a significant alternating pattern of mounting behavior and hemipenis use and that this behavior may be adaptive by increasing sperm transfer. To investigate the role sensory feedbac