Tactic for bower acquisition by male cichlids, Cyathopharynx furcifer, in Lake Tanganyika

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-132

  Karino, Kenji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bower; Cichlid; Lake Tanganyika; Male male competition; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; CYATHOPHARYNX FURCIFER; FURCIFER;

EID: 0030601014     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348235     Document Type: Article

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