Spawning coloration and sperm quality in a large lake population of Arctic charr (Salmonidae: Salvelinus alpinus L.)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 794-802

  Janhunen, Matti ^a,b   Rudolfsen, Geir ^c   Kekäläinen, Jukka ^b,d   Figenschou, Lars ^c   Peuhkuri, Nina ^a   Kortet, Raine ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ejaculate; Ornamentation; Sexual selection; Sperm competition; Teleost

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HATCHERY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; ORNAMENTATION; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPAWNING POPULATION; SPERM COMPETITION; TELEOST;

PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 70450267409     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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