Sexual conflict, sexual selection and sperm competition in the spawning decisions of bitterling, Rhodeus sericeus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 433-439

  Smith, Carl ^a   Douglas, Alex ^a   Jurajda, Pavel ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acheilognathinae; Alternative mating tactics; Mate choice; Oviposition; Sneaking

Indexed keywords

MATE CHOICE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ACHEILOGNATHINAE; RHODEUS; RHODEUS SERICEUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036556111     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0468-0     Document Type: Article

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