Unsociable juvenile male three-spined sticklebacks grow more attractive

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 975-980

  Kim, Sin Yeon ^a   Velando, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal personality; Carotenoid; Fecundity; Pace of life; Sexual signal; Shoaling

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTION; FECUNDITY; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; PIGMENT; PREDATION; SIGNAL; SURVIVAL; TELEOST;

ANIMALIA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 84962795077     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2120-4     Document Type: Article

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