Mating effort and female receptivity: How do male guppies decide when to invest in sex?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1665-1672

  Guevara Fiore, Palestina ^a   Stapley, Jessica ^a   Watt, Penelope J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female reproductive status; Male competition; Male mate choice; Mating strategies; Poeciliidae; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; COURTSHIP; CYPRINID; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 77956765896     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0980-6     Document Type: Article

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