ISSN:
1432-0762
Keywords:
Key words Stegastesleucostictus
;
Mate choice
;
Coral reef
;
Caribbean
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Male beaugregory damselfish (Stegastes leucostictus) spent more time courting larger females in both two-choice and single presentations. Female size was significantly correlated with gonad weight. We also verified that female fecundity was extremely variable within a natural population. We found that male reproductive success was highly correlated with both clutch size and clutch number. However, clutch size was not significantly correlated with clutch number, indicating that males that received larger clutches did not receive more egg clutches. Furthermore, there was no difference between the number of offspring produced by males that mated with the largest females and by males that mated with the most females. Thus, although males preferred larger females, males produced similar numbers of offspring by mating with large females or mating with many females.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002650050425
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