Females produce larger eggs for large males in a paternal mouthbrooding fish

N Kolm - Proceedings of the Royal Society of London …, 2001 - royalsocietypublishing.org
When individuals receive different returns from their reproductive investment dependent on
mate quality, they are expected to invest more when breeding with higher quality mates. A
number of studies over the past decade have shown that females may alter their
reproductive effort depending on the quality/attractiveness of their mate. However, to date,
despite extensive work on parental investment, such a differential allocation has not been
demonstrated in fish. Indeed, so far only two studies from any taxon have suggested that …

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N Kolm - researchgate.net
When individuals receive di¡ erent returns from their reproductive investment dependent on
mate quality, they are expected to invest more when breeding with higher quality mates. A
number of studies over the past decade have shown that females may alter their
reproductive e¡ ort depending on the quality/attractiveness of their mate. However, to date,
despite extensive work on parental investment, such a di¡ erential allocation has not been
demonstrated in¢ sh. Indeed, so far only two studies from any taxon have suggested that …
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