Factors influencing male mating behaviour in Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard) with a coercive mating system

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1607-1622

  Deaton, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coercive mating; Female size; Male mating behaviour; Mosquitofish; Multiple regression; Path analysis

Indexed keywords

GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 42249098062     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01827.x     Document Type: Article

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