The evolution of parental care in fishes, with reference to Darwin's rule of male sexual selection

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1981, Pages 223-251

  Baylis, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Gametogenesis; Nest building; Reproduction; Sperm competition; Teleosts; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001283371     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: 15735133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00002788     Document Type: Review

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