Mate choice and visibility in the expression of a sexually dimorphic trait in a goodeid fish (Xenotoca variatus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1917-1922

  Moyaho, Alejandro ^a   Garcia, Constantino Macías ^b   Ávila Luna, Edgar ^b  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAKES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SPECKLE; TURBIDITY; WATER;

MALE XENOTOCA; SPECKLES; WATER TURBIDITY; WHETHER DIFFERENCES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TURBIDITY;

GOODEIDAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); XENOTOCA VARIATUS;

EID: 20144362452     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-004     Document Type: Article

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