Environmental change mediates mate choice for an extended phenotype, but not for mate quality

Evolution

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 135-144

  Head, Megan L ^a,b   Fox, Rebecca J ^b,c   Barber, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral plasticity; extended phenotype; mate choice; multiple cues; nest; stickleback

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HETEROGENEITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; NEST STRUCTURE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TELEOST;

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NESTING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OXYGEN; PHENOTYPE; SMEGMAMORPHA;

EID: 84996605560     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.13091     Document Type: Article

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