A field experiment to test nest choice in the peacock blenny, Lipophrys pavo (Teleostei, Blennidae)

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 145-154

  Ruchon, F ^a   Laugier, T ^a   Quignard, J P ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Blennidae; Mate choice; Nest choice; Pisces

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; PERCID; SITE SELECTION;

LIPOPHRYS PAVO;

EID: 0033392369     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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