Lack of species discrimination based on chemical cues by male sailfin mollies, Poecilia latipinna

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-82

  Aspbury, Andrea S ^a   Espinedo, Celeste M ^a   Gabor, Caitlin R ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon molly; Male mate choice; Multi modal signals; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; CYPRINID; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MATE CHOICE; RELATEDNESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; VISUAL CUE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA FORMOSA; POECILIA LATIPINNA;

EID: 75549083684     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-008-9291-z     Document Type: Article

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