Context-dependent sexual mimicry in the viviparous fish Girardinichthys multiradiatus

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 331-339

  Maciias Garcia C ^a   Valero, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Goodeidae; Pregnancy spot; Resource holding power; Sexual mimicry; Social dominance; Viviparous fish

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; COLOR; DOMINANCE; FISH; MIMICRY; VIVIPARITY;

GIRARDINICHTHYS MULTIRADIATUS; GOODEIDAE; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 0035697944     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2001.9522764     Document Type: Article

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