Behaviour, socio-ecology and sexuality in damselfishes (pomacentridae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 387-398

  Fishelson, Lev ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Damselfishes; Ecology; Sexual types

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FISH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0032461696     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386853     Document Type: Article

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