Innate responses to male sexual harassment in female mosquitofish

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-62

  Dadda, Marco ^a   Pilastro, Andrea ^a   Bisazza, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mosquitofish; Poeciliid fish; Sexual harassment; Shoaling

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINID; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; INNATE BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATE CHOICE; REARING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 54049107258     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0635-z     Document Type: Article

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