UV wavelengths make female three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) more attractive for males

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 439-445

  Rick, Ingolf P ^a   Bakker, Theo C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Male choice; Spectral reflectance; Stickleback; UV vision

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; TELEOST; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISION;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PISCES;

EID: 37349038273     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0471-6     Document Type: Article

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