Sequential male mate choice in a fish, the Pacific blue-eye Pseudomugil signifer

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-256

  Wong, Bob B M ^a,b   Jennions, Michael D ^a   Keogh, J Scott ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Male mate choice; Pacific blue eye; Pseudomugil signifer; Sequential mate choice; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

NEMOPHILA; PSEUDOMUGIL; PSEUDOMUGIL SIGNIFER;

EID: 3242722395     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0775-8     Document Type: Article

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