Repeatability of female preferences in a unisexual-bisexual mating system

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-157

  Gabor, Caitlin R ^a   Parmley, Michelle H ^a   Aspbury, Andrea S ^a  

^a Texas State University San Marcos   (United States)

Author keywords

Livebearing; Mate choice; Poecilia formosa; Poecilia latipinna; Poecilia mexicana; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA FORMOSA; POECILIA LATIPINNA; POECILIA MEXICANA;

EID: 79960532864     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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