Dynamic resource allocation between pre- and postcopulatory episodes of sexual selection determines competitive fertilization success

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 282, Issue 1817, 2015, Pages

  Mehlis, Marion ^a   Rick, Ingolf P ^a   Bakker, Theo C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Mate choice; Resource availability; Sperm competition; Stickleback; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CAROTENOID; COPULATION; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FOOD AVAILABILITY; MATE CHOICE; MORTALITY RISK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION; TELEOST; TRADE-OFF;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

CAROTENOID; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84945242467     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1279     Document Type: Article

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