The influence of male body size and social environment on the mating behavior of Phallichthys quadripunctatus (Pisces: Poeciliidae)

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 744-759

  Kolluru, Gita Raman ^a   Joyner, Jamie Wynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MALE SIZE; MATING BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

PHALLICHTHYS; PHALLICHTHYS QUADRIPUNCTATUS; PISCES; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 0030769176     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00183.x     Document Type: Article

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