Female preference and male nuptial colouration in the freshwater fish Gobiomorphus breviceps: Geographic variation among populations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 463-469

  Hamilton, William J ^a   Poulin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; PARASITE INFESTATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

GOBIOMORPHUS BREVICEPS;

EID: 0033306484     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-224     Document Type: Article

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