Female choice, secondary effect of «mate check»? A hypothesis

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-117

  Jocqué, Rudy ^a  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Araneae; Cichlids; Complexity; Marginal habitats; Niche pressure; Secondary sexual characters; Sexual selection; Sinks; Sources; Specialisation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; NICHE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

EID: 0032321449     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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