Testing the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis in male Moor Frogs (Rana arvalis) exhibiting a conspicuous nuptial colouration

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 581-586

  Hettyey, Attila ^a,b   Herczeg, Gábor ^b,c   Hoi, Herbert ^a  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fertilising ability; Mate choice; Mating success; Phenotype linked fertility hypothesis; Sexual selection; Sperm stock size

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; FROG; MALE; MATING SUCCESS; NUPTIAL GIFT; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM;

ANURA; RANA ARVALIS;

EID: 76749142980     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809789647086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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