Manipulations of signalling environment affect male competitive success in three-spined sticklebacks

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 819-833

  Baube, Charles L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOUR; COMPETITIVE SUCCESS; DOMINANCE; FIGHTING ABILITY; SIGNALLING; THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK;

USA, NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 0031107074     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0347     Document Type: Article

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