Female mimicry as a mating tactic in males of the blenniid fish Salaria pavo

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 529-538

  Gonçalves, Emanuel J ^a   Almada, Vitor C ^a   Oliveira, Rui F ^a   Santos, António J ^a  

^a Inst Sup de Pisciologia Aplicada   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENNIIDAE; PAVO; PISCES; SALARIA PAVO; SPINY;

FEMALE MIMICRY; MALES; MATING TACTIC; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR;

EID: 0029668796     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400030721     Document Type: Article

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