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Reproductive success in the Lusitanian toadfish : Influence of calling activity...
Amorim, Maria Clara Pessoa; Conti, Carlotta; Santos, Carla Sousa; Novais, Bruno; Gouveia, Maria D.; Vicente, Joana R.; Modesto, TeresaAcoustic signals are sexual ornaments with an established role on mate choice in several taxa, but not in fish. Recent studies have suggested that fish vocal activity may signal male quality and influence male's reproductive success but experimental evidence is lacking. Here we made two experiments to test the hypothesis that vocal activity is essential for male breeding success in a highly vocal fish, the Lusi...
Reproductive success in the Lusitanian toadfish: influence of calling activity,...
Amorim, M. Clara P.; Conti, Carlotta; Sousa-Santos, Carla; Novais, Bruno; Gouveia, Maria D.; Vicente, Joana R.; Modesto, Teresa; Gonçalves, AmparoAcoustic signals are sexual ornaments with an established role on mate choice in several taxa, but not in fish. Recent studies have suggested that fish vocal activity may signal male quality and influence male's reproductive success but experimental evidence is lacking. Here we made two experiments to test the hypothesis that vocal activity is essential for male breeding success in a highly vocal fish, the Lusi...