Isolation and the development of shoaling in two populations of theguppy

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 514-520

  Paxton, C G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

development of behaviour; guppies; isolation; Poecilia reticulata; shoaling

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GUPPY; SHOALING;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TRINIDAD, ARIPO RIVER;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 0030222752     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0177     Document Type: Article

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