Plasticity in size and age at maturity in a monogamous fish: Effect of host coral size and frequency dependence

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 365-370

  Kuwamura, Tetsuo ^a   Nakashima, Yasuhiro ^b,d   Yogo, Yutaka ^c,d  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Showa Women's High School   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral goby; Frequency dependence; Lifetime reproductive success; Monogamy; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY SIZE; PLASTICITY; REEF FISH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIZE AT MATURITY;

PARAGOBIODON ECHINOCEPHALUS; STYLOPHORA;

EID: 0029846919     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050253     Document Type: Article

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