Light environment and mating behavior in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-182

  Archard, Gabrielle A ^a,b   Cuthill, Innes C ^a   Partridge, Julian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guppy; Irradiance; Light environment; Mating behavior; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CRYPSIS; CYPRINID; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; MATE CHOICE; PREDATOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 77950544070     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0834-2     Document Type: Article

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