No male mate choice for female boldness in a bi-parental West African cichlid, the rainbow krib (Pelvicachromis pulcher)

Background In many species, males have a lower reproductive investment than females and are therefore assumed to increase their fitness with a high number of matings rather than by being choosy. However, in bi-parental species, also males heavily invest into reproduction. Here, reproductive success...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Scherer, Wiebke Schuett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5373.pdf