The effects of synthetic estrogen exposure on premating and postmating episodes of selection in sex-role-reversed Gulf pipefish

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1160-1170

  Rose, Emily ^a   Paczolt, Kimberly A ^a,b   Jones, Adam G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

EE2; Gulf pipefish; Selection; Sex role reversed mating system; Synthetic estrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889654174     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12093     Document Type: Article

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