Monogamous mating and conventional sex roles in Hippichthys penicillus (Syngnathidae) under laboratory conditions

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 306-310

  Watanabe, Satoshi ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiro ^a   Okiyama, Muneo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mating behavior; Operational sex ratio; Pipefish; Sex role

Indexed keywords

HIPPICHTHYS PENICILLUS; PENICILLUS; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 0031286743     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02678710     Document Type: Article

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