Male traits influence odour-based mate choice in the three-spined stickleback

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 702-710

  Haberli M A ^a,b   Aeschlimann, P B ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Male traits; Odour based female choice; Three spined sticklebacks

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATE CHOICE; ODOR;

GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 1642364242     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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