Inbreeding depression in male traits and preference for outbred males in Poecilia reticulata

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 884-891

  Zajitschek, Susanne R K ^a,b   Brooks, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

behavior; coloration; environment; female choice; guppy; inbreeding; inbreeding avoidance; inbreeding coefficient; preference; sperm quantity

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPERM; TELEOST;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 77954379320     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq077     Document Type: Article

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