Ornamental evolution in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata): Insights from sensory processing-based analyses of entire colour patterns

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 734-747

  Kemp, Darrell J ^a   Reznick, David N ^b   Grether, Gregory F ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Iridescence; Mate choice; Predation; Ultraviolet; Vision

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COLOR; CONSPECIFIC; CRUSTACEAN; EVOLUTION; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; TELEOST;

AEQUIDENS PULCHER; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM CRENULATUM; POECILIA RETICULATA; POLYOMMATINAE; VIOLA;

EID: 56649092629     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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