Alternative male mating tactics in a cichlid, Pelvicachromis pulcher: A comparison of reproductive effort and success

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 311-319

  Martin, Elisabeth ^a   Taborsky, Michael ^a  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alternative mating tactics; Cichlids; Genetic markers; Reproductive effort success

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

PELVICACHROMIS PULCHER;

EID: 0030812662     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050391     Document Type: Article

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