Temporal variability in a multicomponent trait: Nuptial coloration of female two-spotted gobies

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 346-353

  Svensson, P Andreas ^a,d   Pélabon, Christophe ^a   Blount, Jonathan D ^b   Forsgren, Elisabet ^a,e   Bjerkeng, Bjørn ^c   Amundsen, Trond ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c NOFIMA   (Norway)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mate choice; Nuptial signal; Primary sexual character; Seasonal variation; Secondary sexual character

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CAROTENOID; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; NUPTIAL GIFT; ORNAMENTATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNALING; TELEOST; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; GOBIIDAE; GOBIUSCULUS FLAVESCENS;

EID: 64949109425     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn154     Document Type: Article

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