Possible role of female discrimination against 'redundant' males in the evolution of colour pattern polymorphism in guppies

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2004, Pages

  Eakley, Angela L ^a   Houde, Anne E ^a  

^a LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Guppy; Maintenance of polymorphism; Mate choice; Multiple mating; Poecilia reticulata

Indexed keywords

COLOR; EVOLUTION; FISH; MULTIPLE MATING; POLYMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 3242883874     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0165     Document Type: Article

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