Male mating success in the Azorean rock-pool blenny: The effects of body size, male behaviour and nest characteristics

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1416-1428

  Oliveira, R F ^a   Miranda, J A ^b,c   Carvalho, N ^b   Goncalves E J ^a   Grober, M S ^c   Santos, R S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Blennies; Female preferences; Male competition; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COURTSHIP; MALE BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ROCK POOL;

AZORES;

EID: 0034529017     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2000.1403     Document Type: Article

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