Sexual selection acting on a speciation trait in darters (Percidae: Etheostoma)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1407-1414

  Williams, Tory H ^a   Gumm, Jennifer M ^b   Mendelson, Tamra C ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association preference; Behavioral isolation; Female choice; Male nuptial color; Model

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; ISOLATED POPULATION; MATE CHOICE; PERCID; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84886049135     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art080     Document Type: Article

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