Frequencies of alternative mating strategies influence female mate preference in the swordtail Xiphophorus multilineatus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1313-1318

  Tudor, M Scarlett ^a   Morris, Molly R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative mating strategy; Female mate preference; Sexual selection; Swordtail fish; Xiphophorus multilineatus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MESOCOSM; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SELECTION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

XIPHOPHORUS MULTILINEATUS;

EID: 82355181111     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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