Competitor intrusions and mate-search tactics in a territorial marine fish

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 439-444

  Sikkel, Paul C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central place; Damselfish; Food competitor; Mate choice; Territory; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FISH; MATE CHOICE; TERRITORIALITY; TRADE-OFF;

HYPSYPOPS RUBICUNDUS;

EID: 0031668338     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.5.439     Document Type: Article

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