Offspring sex ratio produced by female guppies in the wild correlates with sexual ornaments of their sons

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Sato, Aya ^a   Karino, Kenji ^a  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attractiveness hypothesis; Female control; Mate preference; Poecilia reticulata; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 79955005702     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0243-z     Document Type: Article

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