Genetic polymorphism for alternative mating behaviour in lekking male ruff Philomachus pugnax

1995/11/01 by David B. Lank, Constance M. Smith, Olivier Hanotte +2 · 14 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Allele #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Biology #Courtship #Evolutionary biology #Genetics #Lek mating #Locus (genetics) #Mate choice #Mating #Physiological and biochemical adaptations #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1038/378059a0

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Citations

• Phenotypic Plasticity and the Origins of Diversity

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