Consequences of thermal acclimation for the mating behaviour and swimming performance of female mosquito fish

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 362, Issue 1487, 2007, Pages 2131-2139

  Wilson, Robbie S ^a   Condon, Catriona H L ^a   Johnston, Ian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beneficial acclimation hypothesis; Gambusia holbrooki; Reproductive success; Temperature; Temperature acclimation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CYPRINID; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 35848969355     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.2106     Document Type: Article

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