Relative importance of the area and intensity of the orange spots of male guppies Poecilia reticulata as mating traits preferred by females

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 299-307

  Karino, K ^a   Shimada, Y ^a   Kudo, H ^a   Sato, A ^a  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoid based colouration; Digitally modified videos; Female mate choice; Sexual selection.

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; VIDEORECORDING; POECILIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PIGMENTATION; POECILIA; VIDEO RECORDING;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 77954716611     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02688.x     Document Type: Article

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