The natural history of a monogamous coral-reef fish, Valenciennea strigata (Gobiidae): 2. Behavior, mate fidelity and reproductive success

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-257

  Reavis, Robert H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

divorce; mate choice; mating system; monogamy; time budget analysis

Indexed keywords

VALENCIENNEA STRIGATA;

MATE CHOICE; MATING SYSTEM; MONOGAMY; REEF FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EID: 0030618193     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007320708862     Document Type: Article

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