Are female guppies more likely to flee when approached by two males?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1056-1059

  Brewster, J ^a   Houde, A ^a  

^a LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance behaviour; Guppy; Poecilia reticulata; Sexual conflict; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; FISH; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 2342457065     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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