A reliable indicator of female fecundity: the case of the yellow belly in Knipowitschia panizzae (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

Abstract A large body of research has developed on male ornaments and their role in sexual selection while female ornaments have been less investigated. This study focused on the presence, function, and possible role of a sexually dimorphic nuptial trait as an indicator of female quality in a fish s...
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Autor*in:

Massironi, Marco [verfasserIn]

Rasotto, Maria B.

Mazzoldi, Carlotta

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2005

Schlagwörter:

Female Quality

Nest Size

Genital Papilla

Male Mate Choice

Yellow Patch

Anmerkung:

© Springer-Verlag 2005

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Marine biology - Berlin : Springer, 1967, 147(2005), 1 vom: 10. Feb., Seite 71-76

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:147 ; year:2005 ; number:1 ; day:10 ; month:02 ; pages:71-76

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00227-004-1549-6

Katalog-ID:

SPR002522780

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