Evidence that context-dependent mate choice for parental care mirrors benefits to offspring

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1283-1290

  Hale, Rebecca E ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

egg fanning; flagfish; Jordanella floridae; mate choice; parental care; parental investment; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HATCHING; MATE CHOICE; NESTING; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SALINITY TOLERANCE; TELEOST;

JORDANELLA; JORDANELLA FLORIDAE;

EID: 40849126498     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.09.034     Document Type: Article

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