Male biases for male characteristics in females in Priapella olmecae and Xiphophorus helleri (family poeciliidae)

Ethology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 431-438

  Basolo, Alexandra L ^a   Delaney, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POECILIIDAE; PRIAPELLA; PRIAPELLA OLMECAE; XIPHOPHORUS; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII;

EID: 0034982828     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2001.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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