Variation between and within the sexes in body size preferences

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-82

  Basolo, Alexandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR;

BRACHYRHAPHIS; BRACHYRHAPHIS RHABDOPHORA;

EID: 3042826958     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.07.019     Document Type: Article

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