Divergent sexual selection via male competition: Ecology is key

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1611-1624

  Lackey, A C R ^a   Boughman, J W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Hybridization; Intrasexual aggression; Reproductive isolation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BODY SIZE; DIVERGENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; HYBRIDIZATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION; TELEOST;

GASTEROSTEUS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; INTRASEXUAL AGGRESSION; LAKE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BEHAVIOUR; HYBRIDIZATION; INTRASEXUAL AGGRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SPECIATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LAKES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMEGMAMORPHA;

EID: 84881026844     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12173     Document Type: Article

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