Reproductive success associated with territoriality, sneaking, and grouping in male rose bitterlings, Rhodeus ocellatus (Pisces: Cyprinidae)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-154

  Kanoh, Yoshihiko ^a,b  

^a OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Section of Biology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive patterns; Group spawning; Isozyme electrophoresis; Pre oviposition ejaculation

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SNEAK COPULATION; SPAWNING; TERRITORIALITY;

RHODEUS OCELLATUS;

EID: 0033955266     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004585405848     Document Type: Article

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