Variable discrimination and asymmetric preferences in laboratory tests of reproductive isolation between cichlid colour morphs

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 433-439

  Egger, B ^a,b   Mattersdorfer, K ^a   Sefc, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric preferences; Cichlidae; Colour divergence; Mate preference; Reproductive isolation; Tropheus

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; ASYMMETRY; CICHLID; COLOR MORPH; LABORATORY METHOD; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PHILOPATRY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; FEMALE; GENETIC SPECIATION; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PIGMENTATION;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE TANGANYIKA;

CICHLIDAE; TROPHEUS; TROPHEUS MOORII;

EID: 74349098305     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01906.x     Document Type: Article

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