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Daniel García1,2, Martin Reichard3,4
1Departamento de Ecología y Biología Evolutiva, IIBCE, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Abstract:
We used a field experiment to test the effects of population density on the growth rate and survival of Austrolebias bellottii, a Neotropical annual killifish. Effects differed between the sexes: males at high densities achieved a smaller final size and experienced higher mortality while no such effects were observed in females. This sex-specific effect could be an indirect consequence of mate competition.
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