The effect of male colouration on reproductive success in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 308, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Rajaee, Amy H ^a   Huntingford, Felicity A ^b   Ranson, Keith J ^a   McAndrew, Brendan J ^a   Penman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Colour; Mate choice; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CICHLID; COLOR MORPH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING POPULATION; STATISTICAL APPLICATION;

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 77957347816     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.05.039     Document Type: Article

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