A mechanism for cryptic female choice in chinook salmon

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1179-1185

  Rosengrave, Patrice ^a   Gemmell, Neil J ^b   Metcalf, Victoria ^c   McBride, Katherine ^a   Montgomerie, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinook salmon; Cryptic female choice; Oncorhynchus tshawytshca; Ovarian fluid; Sperm traits; Sperm velocity

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALMONID; SPAWNING; SPERM;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; PISCES;

EID: 56449118328     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn089     Document Type: Article

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