Peer-Reviewed Article August 31, 1993
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND BEHAVIOUR OFAGAMA ACULEATA ACULEATAANDAGAMA PLANICEPS PLANICEPS(REPTILIA: AGAMIDAE) DURING THE BREEDING SEASON
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Published in: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Zimbabwe • 0441-6651
Abstract
Agama aculeata aculeata is a solitary lizard with a monogamous mating system while Agama planiceps planicaps is a social species with a polygynous mating system. Territorial males of the two species differed in their tolerance towards subordinate males during the breeding season. Soliciting of territorial males by females was observed in A. p. planicaps.