Ornamentation predicts reproductive success in female pipefish

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 145-150

  Berglund, Anders ^a   Rosenqvist, Gunilla ^b   Bernet, Patricia ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mate competition; Pipefish; Sexual selection Ornament; Syngnathus typhle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030985623     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050327     Document Type: Article

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