The direct costs of living in a sexually harassing environment

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 569-577

  Makowicz, Amber M ^a   Schlupp, Ingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Fitness; Poecilia latipinna; Sailfin molly; Sexual conflict; Sexual harassment; Social environment

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CYPRINID; FITNESS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA LATIPINNA;

EID: 84875256425     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.12.016     Document Type: Article

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