The use of standard aggression testing methods to predict combat behaviour and contest outcome in Rivulus marmoratus dyads (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)

Ethology

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 743-761

  Earley, Ryan L ^a   Hsu, Yuying ^b   Wolf, Larry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DOMINANCE; FISH;

RIVULUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 0033852030     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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