Copying and the repeatability of mate choice

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 323-329

  Brooks, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Guppy; Mate choice; Mate copying; Ornaments; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0030475175     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050296     Document Type: Article

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