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Audience effects in the Atlantic molly (Poecilia mexicana)–prudent male mate choice in response to perceived sperm competition risk?

BACKGROUND: Multidirectional interactions in social networks can have a profound effect on mate choice behavior; e.g., Poecilia mexicana males show weaker expression of mating preferences when being observed by a rival. This may be an adaptation to reduce sperm competition risk, which arises because...

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Autores principales: Ziege, Madlen, Mahlow, Kristin, Hennige-Schulz, Carmen, Kronmarck, Claudia, Tiedemann, Ralph, Streit, Bruno, Plath, Martin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2741447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19698098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-6-17