The evolution of filial cannibalism and female mate choice strategies as resolutions to sexual conflict in fishes

Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 617-627

  Lindström, Kai ^a  

^a Zoological Museum   (Finland)

Author keywords

Egg preference; Energy reserves; Mate sampling; Residual reproductive value; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; MATE CHOICE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PATERNAL CARE;

EID: 0034021513     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00063.x     Document Type: Article

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