Reversible frequency-dependent switches in male mate choice

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1462, 2001, Pages 83-85

  Van Gossum, H ^a   Stoks, R ^a   De Bruyn, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Colour polymorphism; Frequency dependence; Habituation; Mate choice; Odonata

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; DAMSELFLY; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; HABITUATION; MALE; MATING; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; COLOR; DECISION MAKING; GENETICS; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; COENAGRIONIDAE; ISCHNURA ELEGANS; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035819315     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1333     Document Type: Article

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