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Behavioral adaptations and the minimization of reproductive costs in the male red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis.

Creator:

O'Donnell, Ryan P.

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The benefits of reproduction are clear, but there are also costs. Much is known about the costs of reproduction in females, but only recently have male costs been investigated in any depth. These costs of reproduction may be minimized by appropriately modifying behavior, but there has been little research on...

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Masters Thesis

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parental effort (Low, 1978; Simmons and Parker, 1989). Mating effort is rewarded with copulations, while
Reproductive implications of parasitic infections and immune challenges in garter snakes

Creator:

Uhrig, Emily J.

Abstract:

Parasitic infections and immune challenges can affect host reproductive fitness and, ultimately, the evolution of host populations in a myriad of ways. The fitness implications of parasitic infections range from increased host mortality to subtle changes in reproductive investment. From alterations of behaviors, sexual signaling, and competitive ability to changes...

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Dissertation

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), and chemical ecology (Mason et al. 1989, 1990; LeMaster and Mason 2001, 2002; Parker and Mason 2009