Covariation between predation risk, body size and fin elaboration in the green swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-100

  Basolo, Alexandra L ^a   Wagner Jr , William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural selection; Poeciliid; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; NATURAL SELECTION; ORNAMENTATION; PREDATION RISK; SEXUAL SELECTION;

PISCES; XIPHOPHORUS; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII;

EID: 4544302408     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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