Increased performance of offspring sired by parasitic males in bluegill sunfish

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 327-331

  Neff, Bryan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluegill sunfish; Good genes; Growth rate; Indirect benefits; Lepomis macrochirus; Mate choice; Mating systems

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PERCIFORM; SNEAK COPULATION;

COELENTERATA; HYDRA; HYDRA CANADENSIS; LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PERCIFORMES; TRIXIS;

EID: 1942475859     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh016     Document Type: Article

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