Evolution of reproductive strategies and male sexual ornaments in poeciliid fishes as inferred by mitochondrial 16 rrna gene phylogeny

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-67

  Bisazza, A ^a   Grapputo, A ^a   Nigro, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S; Caracter evolution; Molecular phylogeny; Poeciliid fishes; Sexual ornaments

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA; POECILIIDAE; XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 0030953211     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1997.9522902     Document Type: Article

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