The effects of body size and sexual dimorphism on the reproductive behaviour of sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 751-761

  Quinn, Thomas P ^a   Foote, Chris J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCKEYE SALMON;

USA, ALASKA, ILIAMNA LAKE;

ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 0028163316     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1994.1300     Document Type: Article

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