Behavior patterns and sexual dimorphism in the spotted dragonet, Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Pisces: Callionymidae)

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 872-893

  Harrington, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FISH; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; CALLIONYMIDAE; CALLIONYMUS LYRA; DIPLOGRAMMUS PAUCIRADIATUS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES;

EID: 0031545762     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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