A novel, sexually selected trait in poeciliid fishes: Female preference for mustache-like, rostral filaments in male Poecilia sphenops

Ingo Schlupp, Rüdiger Riesch, Michael Tobler, Martin Plath, Jakob Parzefall, Manfred Schartl

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1849-1855
Number of pages7
JournalBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Volume64
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

Keywords

  • Mate choice
  • Mating preference
  • Sexual selection
  • Structural ornaments

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