Territorial and non-territorial spawning behaviour in the bream

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 622-626

  Poncin, P ^a   Philippart, J C ^b   Ruwet, J C ^a  

^a Laboratory of Fish Ethology   (Belgium)

^b Lab of Fish Demography/Aquacult   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abramis brama; spawning; territoriality

Indexed keywords

BREAM; SPAWNING BEHAVIOUR; TERRITORIALITY;

BELGIUM, RIVER MEUSE;

ABRAMIS BRAMA;

EID: 0030431411     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0191     Document Type: Article

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