Effects of a parasitic nematode on male mate choice in a livebearing fish with a coercive mating system (western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Deaton, Raelynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Coercive mating; Fecundity; Male mate choice; Mosquitofish; Nematode

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FECUNDITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; NEMATODE; PARASITE; PREDICTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; TELEOST;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EUSTRONGYLIDES IGNOTUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISH; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; NEMATODA; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EUSTRONGYLIDES IGNOTUS; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; PISCES;

EID: 57549089881     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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