The importance of carotenoids in signaling during aggressive interactions between male firemouth cichlids (Cichlasoma meeki)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Evans, Matthew R ^a,b   Norris, Ken ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Cichlasoma meeki; Firemouth cichlid; Male male competition; Signaling

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CAROTENOID; FIGHTING ABILITY; FIREMOUTH CICHLID; SIGNAL;

CICHLASOMA MEEKI; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 0029730066     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.1.1     Document Type: Article

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