Should females prefer dominant males?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 498-501

  Qvarnström, Anna ^a   Forsgren, Elisabet ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ASSORTATIVE MATING; COMPETITION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031763345     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01513-4     Document Type: Review

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