Avoidance of filial cannibalism by sexual and clonal forms of Poeciliopsis (Pisces: Poeciliidae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-301

  Lima, Neuza Rejane W ^a,c   Vrijeniioek, Robert C ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOUR; CANNIBALISM; CLONAL ORGANISM; FILIAL CANNIBALISM;

POECILIIDAE; POECILIOPSIS LUCIDA; POECILIOPSIS MONACHA; POECILIOPSIS MONACHA- LUCIDA;

EID: 0029667507     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0029     Document Type: Article

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