The disruption hypothesis does not explain mate-choice copying in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Ethology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-76

  Dugatkin, Lee Alan ^a   Druen, Matthew W ^a   Godin, Jean Guy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0037237896     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2003.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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