The energetic costs of alternative male reproductive strategies in Xiphophorus nigrensis

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 195, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 935-946

  Cummings, Molly Elizabeth ^a   Gelineau Kattner, Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative mating strategies; Energetic costs; Respirometry; Signaling behavior; Swordtails

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 70349944663     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-009-0469-9     Document Type: Article

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