Time spent close to a sexual partner as a measure of female mate preference in a sex-role-reversed population of the blenny Salaria pavo (Risso) (Pisces: Blenniidae)

In most species females do not exhibit conspicuous sexual behaviours and female mate preferences are often measured by means of the time spent close to males. In spite of its widespread use, in only a few studies has this measure been validated as a reliable indicator of female mate preference. Sex-...

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Main Author: Gonçalves, David (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, Rui Filipe (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1304
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1304