Alternative reproductive tactics and courtship in the common goby

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 130-137

  Magnhagen, C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Courtship; Female choice; Goby; Male size; Reproductive tactics; Sneaking

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR; FEMALE BEHAVIOUR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS;

EID: 0032125666     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0689     Document Type: Article

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