Predation and the persistence of melanic male mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 672-679

  Horth, L ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency; Mark recapture; Melanin; Natural selection; Piscivory; Polymorphism; Rare male

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

COLOR MORPH; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PERSISTENCE; PISCIVORY; PREDATION; RARITY; SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FOOD CHAIN; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FLORIDA; FOOD CHAIN; MALE; MELANINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 2342514899     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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