The reproductive ecology of the European bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-124

  Smith, Carl ^a   Reichard, Martin ^a,b   Jurajda, Pavel ^b   Przybylski, Mirosław ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acheilognathinae; Intersexual conflict; Mate choice; Rhodeus sericeus; Sperm competition; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FISH; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ACHEILOGNATHINAE; BIVALVIA; RHODEUS; RHODEUS SERICEUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1242265572     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004497     Document Type: Review

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