The influence of water velocity on the display behavior of male guppies, Poecilia reticulata

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 272-278

  Nicoletto, Paul F ^a,b  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

display behavior; guppy; Poecilia veticulata; water velocity

Indexed keywords

POECILIA RETICULATA;

TRINIDADIAN GUPPY; WATER VELOCITY;

EID: 0029663377     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.3.272     Document Type: Article

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