Painted gobies sing their quality out loud: Acoustic rather than visual signals advertise male quality and contribute to mating success

Functional Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-298

  Amorim, Maria Clara P ^a   Pedroso, Silvia S ^a   Bolgan, Marta ^b,c   Jordão, Joana M ^b   Caiano, Manuel ^b   Fonseca, Paulo J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absolute sound amplitude; Acoustic activity; Acoustic communication; Lipid reserves; Male condition; Male size; Mate choice; Mating success; Multiple component signals; Paternal care

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FAT RESERVE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HATCHING; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PATERNAL CARE; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIGNAL; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; VISUAL CUE; VOCALIZATION;

POMATOSCHISTUS PICTUS;

EID: 84875626956     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12032     Document Type: Article

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