Fishes as models in studies of sexual selection and parental care

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. A, 2003, Pages 17-52

  Amundsen, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Mate choice; Mate preferences; Mating competition; Parental investment; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOFAUNA; MATE CHOICE; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PISCES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342646792     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2003.00219.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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