Evolution of Alternative Reproductive Strategies: Frequency-Dependent Sexual Selection in Male Bluegill Sunfish

This study provides empirical evidence in a wild population for frequency-dependent sexual selection between alternative male reproductive strategies. The bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) has two male reproductive strategies, cuckolder or parental, used by different males to compete in fertili...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences 1991-04, Vol.332 (1262), p.59-66
1. Verfasser:	Gross, Mart R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal nesting Ecological competition Eggs Female animals Male animals Mating behavior Population distributions Reproductive success Sexual selection Sunfish
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