Male Mate Choice in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata): Do Males Prefer Larger Females as Mates?

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-111

  Herdman, Emily J E ^a   Kelly, Clint D ^a   Godin, Jean Guy J ^a,b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FECUNDITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MULTIPLE MATING; PATERNITY; SPERM COMPETITION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; QUARE RIVER; TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 1542319052     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2003.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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