Rapid and socially induced change of a badge of status

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 722-727

  Rhodes, S B ^a,b   Schlupp, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour change; Sexual selection; Signal; Xiphophorus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; COLOR; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COLOR; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

XIPHOPHORUS; XIPHOPHORUS HELLERII;

EID: 84857677676     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03212.x     Document Type: Article

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