Differences in female preference for male body size in Poecilia latipinna using simultaneous versus sequential stimulus presentation designs

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-292

  MacLaren, R David ^a   Rowland, William J ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female mate choice; Female preference functions; Poecilia latipinna; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA LATIPINNA;

EID: 33748949377     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906775897897     Document Type: Article

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