Egg mimicry and allopaternal care: Two mate-attracting tactics by which nesting striped darter (Etheostoma virgatum) males enhance reproductive success

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 350-359

  Porter, Brady A ^a   Fiumera, Anthony C ^a   Avise, John C ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Maternity; Mating systems; Molecular markers; Paternity; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

ALLOPARENTAL CARE; EGG; MATE ATTRACTION; MIMICRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORNAMENTATION; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

UNITED STATES;

ANHINGIDAE; CICHLIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; ETHEOSTOMA; ETHEOSTOMA VIRGATUM;

EID: 0036523898     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0456-4     Document Type: Article

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