Changed environmental conditions weaken sexual selection in sticklebacks

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 233-239

  Candolin, U ^a   Salesto, T ^a   Evers, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Environmental change; Eutrophication; Mate choice; Phenotypic plasticity; Sexual displays

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MATE CHOICE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FINLAND; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FINLAND; OBSERVATION; PIGMENTATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 33845692619     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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