Food availability and parasite infection influence mating tactics in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-137

  Kolluru, Gita R ^a,b   Grether, Gregory F ^a   Dunlop, Eric ^a   South, Sandra H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food availability; Foraging behavior; Guppy; Gyrodactylus; Male male competition; Parasite; Reproductive effort

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECTOPARASITE; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GYRODACTYLUS; GYRODACTYLUS TURNBULLI; MONOGENEA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 58149269337     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn124     Document Type: Article

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