Ultraviolet dermal reflexion and mate choice in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 693-700

  White, Elizabeth M ^a   Partridge, Julian C ^a   Church, Stuart C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FISH; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL CUE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0037394538     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2117     Document Type: Article

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