Intra-sexual preferences for familiar fish in male guppies

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 279-283

  Croft, D P ^a   Arrowsmith, B J ^a   Webster, M ^a   Krause, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group living; Reciprocal altruism; Shoaling

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MALE; MATE CHOICE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 1242288151     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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