Reflectance characteristics are correlated with male condition in a population of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) that has lost the species typical nuptial signal

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-294

  Scott, Robert J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Honest signaling; Nuptial signal loss; Reflectance

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAPTURE METHOD; HONEST SIGNALING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MALE; MELANISM; NUPTIAL GIFT; PARENTAL CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLECTANCE; SIGNAL; TELEOST; WEIGHT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 79959378946     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9780-8     Document Type: Article

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