Plasticity in courtship and sneaking behaviors depending on tail length in the male guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Karino, Kenji ^a   Kamada, Noriko ^a  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative mating behavior; Courtship displays; Poeciliareticulata; Sneaking behavior

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 70349522407     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-008-0093-7     Document Type: Article

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