Mate guarding in an Amazonian cichlid, Pterophyllum scalare

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 888-891

  Yamamoto, M E ^a   Chellappa, S ^a   Cacho, M S R F ^a   Huntingford, F A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cichlid; Mate guarding

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; MATE GUARDING; TERRITORIALITY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE;

EID: 0033212876     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1038     Document Type: Article

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