2002
DOI: 10.1163/15685380260462310
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The sexual behaviour of the pygmy newt, Triturus pygmaeus

Abstract: Abstract. The courtship behaviour of pygmy newts, Triturus pygmaeus, consists of three phases: orientation, static display (often not clearly differentiated from each other) and spermatophore transfer. The repertoire of male sexual behaviour consists of nine different movements. Exhibition, an alert posture in which the male advances with small jumps around the female, is the most frequent behaviour. The predominant tail movement is slow fan, in which the tail is softly undulated from approximately 30 ± to 140… Show more

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