Filial cannibalism by mouthbrooding males of the cardinal fish, Apogon doederleini, in relation to their physical condition

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-404

  Okuda, Noboru ^a,b   Yanagisawa, Yasunobu ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apogonidae; Entire brood cannibalism; Fasting; Paternal care

Indexed keywords

APOGON DOEDERLEINI;

BROOD CANNIBALISM; CANNIBALISM; CARDINAL FISH; FASTING; MOUTHBROODING; MOUTHBROODING MALES; PARENTAL BEHAVIOUR; PATERNAL CARE;

JAPAN, SHIKOKU ISLAND;

EID: 0029667745     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00002532     Document Type: Article

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