Assessment of sperm competition by European bitterling, Rhodeus sericeus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 206-213

  Smith, Carl ^a   Reichard, Martin ^a,b   Jurajda, Pavel ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acheilognathinae; Alternative mating tactics; ESS model; Sneaking; Strategic ejaculation

Indexed keywords

FISH; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ACHEILOGNATHINAE; RHODEUS; RHODEUS SERICEUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038344804     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0576-x     Document Type: Article

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