Sexually selected signal attracted females before deterring aggression in rival males

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1189-1197

  Morris, Molly R ^a   Tudor, M Scarlett ^a   Dubois, Natalie S ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ancestral reconstruction; behavioural syndrome; eavesdropping; female mate preference; male male competition; phylogenetic analysis; sexual selection; sexual signal; swordtail fish; Xiphophorus

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COURTSHIP; CYPRINID; EVOLUTION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNAL;

XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 35248820837     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.01.019     Document Type: Article

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