Effects of Size and Exposure to Predation Threat on Mating Behavior and Predation Response in Male Western Mosquitofish (gambusia Affinis)
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Use of microsatellite paternity analysis to determine male mating success in the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
I tested the effects of male body size on male mating behavior and reproductive success in the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis. In two separate behavioral experiments (male–male competition and no-competition), I tested the predictions that (1) larger males out-compete smaller males for mates and (2) small males increase their number of mating attempts in the absence of a larger competit...
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