The evolution of the sexually selected sword in xiphophorus does not compromise aerobic locomotor performance

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1806-1823

  Oufiero, Christopher E ^a,b   Meredith, Robert W ^a,c   Jugo, Kristine N ^a   Tran, Paulina ^a   Chappell, Mark A ^a   Springer, Mark S ^a   Reznick, David N ^a   Garland, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Locomotion; Phylogenetic comparative analysis; Sexual selection; Suborganismal traits; Swimming performance

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SWIMMING; TELEOST;

XIPHOPHORUS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GILL; HEART; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GILLS; HEART; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SWIMMING;

EID: 84901695248     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12391     Document Type: Article

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