Covariation and repeatability of male mating effort and mating preferences in a promiscuous fish

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2020-2029

  Godin, Jean Guy J ^a   Auld, Heather L ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Courtship; Guppy; Male mate choice; Phenotypic variation; Poecilia reticulata; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886295189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.607     Document Type: Article

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