The unexpected but understandable dynamics of mating, paternity and paternal care in the ocellated wrasse

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1678, 2010, Pages 115-122

  Alonzo, Suzanne H ^a   Heckman, Kellie L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mate choice; Parental care; Paternity; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PATERNAL CARE; PATERNITY; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; EXTRA PAIR PATERNITY; FEMALE; FISH; FITNESS; GENETIC TRAIT; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; MATING SUCCESS; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PATERNAL CARE; PATERNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES; SPERM COMPETITION; SYMPHODUS OCELLATUS;

SYMPHODUS OCELLATUS;

EID: 73949130042     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1425     Document Type: Article

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