Female fitness declines with increasing female density but not male harassment in the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 401-407

  Smith, Chad C ^a,b   Sargent, R Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FISH; FITNESS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 31844448402     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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