In vitro embryo survival and early viability of larvae in relation to male sexual ornaments and parasite resistance in roach, Rutilus rutilus L.

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1337-1344

  Kortet, Raine ^a,b   Vainikka, Anssi ^a   Rantala, Markus J ^a,c   Myntti, Janne ^a   Taskinen, Jouni ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

'Good genes' hypothesis; Fish; Offspring viability; Parasitism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ORNAMENTATION; PARASITE RESISTANCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; FISH DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LARVA; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FISH DISEASES; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LARVA; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

CAMPANULA; RHIPIDOCOTYLE; RUTILUS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 4043123735     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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