The effect of group size on space use and aggression at a concentrated food source in blue gouramis, Trichogaster trichopterus (Pisces: Belontiidae)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-296

  Syarifuddin, S ^a,b   Kramer, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Dosen Biologi   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Population density; Resource defense

Indexed keywords

TRICHOGASTER TRICHOPTERUS;

AGGRESSION; BLUE GOURAMI; FOOD COMPETITION; GROUP SIZE; SPACE USE;

EID: 0030303423     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00005005     Document Type: Article

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