A field observation on the influence of aggressive behaviour on mating success in the European grayling

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 802-804

  Poncin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mating success; Territoriality; Thymallus thymallus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000534385     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01475.x     Document Type: Article

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