Sex-specific plasticity in brain morphology depends on social environment of the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1485-1492

  Kotrschal, Alexander ^a   Rogell, Björn ^a   Maklakov, Alexei A ^a   Kolm, Niclas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Guppy; Neural development; Plasticity; Poecilia reticulata; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BRAIN; CYPRINID; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867675507     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1403-7     Document Type: Article

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