Preference for older over younger models during mate-choice copying in young guppies

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Amlacher, J ^a,b   Dugatkin, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Imitation; Mate choice copying; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; IMITATION; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 23044472106     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2005.9522605     Document Type: Article

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