Condition-dependent expression of red colour differs between stickleback species

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1577-1590

  Boughman, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour; Condition dependence; Sexual selection; Speciation; Sticklebacks

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COLOR; CONDITION FACTOR; DIVERGENCE; FISH; MATE RECOGNITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SPECIATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 34250784499     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01324.x     Document Type: Article

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