Nest site characteristics and male reproductive success in the upland bully, Gobiomorphus breviceps (Eleotridae)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 150-154

  Hamilton, W J ^a   Stott, M K ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gobiomorphus breviceps; Male reproductive success; Male size; Nest site variable; Parasite load

Indexed keywords

BREVICEPS; ELEOTRIDAE; GOBIOMORPHUS; GOBIOMORPHUS BREVICEPS; PHILYPNODON;

NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; UPLAND BULLY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031392352     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1997.tb00157.x     Document Type: Article

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