Condition-dependent expression of pre- and postcopulatory sexual traits in guppies

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2197-2213

  Rahman, Md Moshiur ^a   Kelley, Jennifer L ^a   Evans, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Dietary manipulation; Genetic variation; Lek paradox; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885419374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.632     Document Type: Article

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