Conventional sex roles in an amphidromous Rhinogobius goby in which females exhibit nuptial coloration

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-306

  Takahashi, Daisuke ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female nuptial coloration; Operational sex ratio; Rhinogobius; Sex role; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; RHINOGOBIUS;

EID: 0034350079     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02674255     Document Type: Article

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