Female association preferences based on olfactory cues in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 363-369

  Shohet, Adam J ^a,b   Watt, Penelope J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guppies; Mate choice; Olfactory cues; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATE CHOICE; OLFACTORY CUE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL CUE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 1142269664     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0722-0     Document Type: Article

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