Inter-population variation in the mating system of a substrate-breeding cichlid in Lake Tanganyika

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-127

  Matsumoto, Kazunori ^a   Kohda, Masanori ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

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EID: 0032467422     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02769291     Document Type: Article

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