Female associative behavior accompanies morphological distinction in two Panamanian populations of the molly poecilia gilli (kner)

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-52

  Jordan, Rebecca C ^a   Howe, David V ^a   Beavers, Amanda ^a   Dean, Angela ^a   Gould, James L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA; POECILIA GILLI; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 33645375372     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2006.9664095     Document Type: Article

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