Absence of female conspecifics induces homosexual behaviour in male guppies

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1381-1389

  Field, Kristin L ^a,b   Waite, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a Department of Evolution Ecology and Organismal Biology   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; HOMOSEXUALITY; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 9944260401     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.12.022     Document Type: Article

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