Evolutionary mismatch of mating preferences and male colour patterns in guppies

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 343-351

  Houde, Anne E ^a  

^a LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOUR; MATE CHOICE; TRINIDADIAN GUPPY;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TRINIDAD, PARIA RIVER; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TRINIDAD, YARRA RIVER;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0031060877     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0399     Document Type: Article

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