Courting virtual rivals increase ejaculate size in sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-209

  Zbinden, Marc ^a,b,d   Mazzi, Dominique ^b,c   Künzler, Reto ^b   Largiadèr, Carlo R ^b   Bakker, Theo C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer animations; Courtship; Ejaculate size; Sperm competition; Stickleback

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPERM COMPETITION;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042977285     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0612-5     Document Type: Article

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