Parasites, male-male competition and female mate choice in the sand goby

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 185-198

  Barber, I ^a,b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female choice; Hamilton Zuk hypothesis; Male male competition; Mate choice; Ornamentation

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HANDICAP PRINCIPLE; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; PARASITE INTENSITY;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GYRODACTYLUS; MONOGENEA; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS;

EID: 0037411542     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2031     Document Type: Article

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