Male mating success in relation to food availability in the common goby

• In a feeding experiment with the common goby Pomatoschistus microps, there was no female preference for well-fed males, although these males had a higher mating success. This suggests that care should be taken about drawing conclusions regarding mate choice and mating success based on mate preference tests alone. (C) 2003 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

condition

female mate choice

male-male competition

nest occupation

pomatoschistus microps

sexual selection

pomatoschistus-microps

filial cannibalism

female choice

courtship

behavior

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)