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Regulation of Reptilian Reproductive Behavior

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Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology

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By studying the behavioral physiology of closely related species, we can reconstruct the probable evolutionary history of a behavior and of the mechanisms that control it. By then comparing the ecologies of the species, we gain insight into the ultimate factors that may have given rise to these adaptations. This is the essence of the comparative method.

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Crews, D. (1983). Regulation of Reptilian Reproductive Behavior. In: Ewert, JP., Capranica, R.R., Ingle, D.J. (eds) Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 56. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4412-4_51

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