Plasticity in the mating system of the longnose filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris, in relation to mate availability

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-89

  Kokita, Tomoyuki ^a   Nakazono, Akinobu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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[No Author keywords available]

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OXYMONACANTHUS LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 0032467638     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02769286     Document Type: Article

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