The function of anal fin egg-spots in the cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni.
Color and pigmentation patterns of animals are often targets of sexual selection because of their role in communication. Although conspicuous male traits are typically implicated with intersexual selection, there are examples where sex-specific displays play a role in an intrasexual context, e.g. wh...
Main Authors: | Anya Theis, Walter Salzburger, Bernd Egger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3252332?pdf=render |
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