Encounter rates with conspecific males influence female mate choice in a naturally hybridizing fish

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1234-1240

  Willis, Pamela M ^a   Ryan, Michael J ^a   Rosenthal, Gil G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

encounter rate; hybridization; mate choice; mate density; sampling tactic; Xiphophorus

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; CYPRINID; ENCOUNTER RATE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HYBRIDIZATION; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; XIPHOPHORUS; XIPHOPHORUS BIRCHMANNI; XIPHOPHORUS MALINCHE;

EID: 80455168203     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr119     Document Type: Article

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