The effect of female presence on spermiation, and of male sexual activity on 'ready' sperm in the male guppy

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-58

  Bozynski, Chantelle C ^a   Liley, N Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FISH; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0037263510     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.2024     Document Type: Article

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