A negative correlation between trait and mate preference in Xiphophorus pygmaeus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1193-1203

  Morris, Molly R ^a   Wagner Jr , William E ^b   Ryan, Michael J ^c  

^a Montgomery College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XIPHOPHORUS PYGMAEUS; XIPHOPHORUS NIGRENSIS;

BODY SIZE; COURTSHIP; MATE PREFERENCE;

EID: 0030303245     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0267     Document Type: Article

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