Semilunar spawning cycle of the humbug damselfish Dascyllus aruanus

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-108

  Mizushima, N ^a   Nakashima, Y ^a   Kuwamura, T ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Damselfish; Dascyllus aruanus; Paternal care; Semilunar; Spawning cycle; Subtropical Japan; Synchronized spawning

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; DASCYLLUS ARUANUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034534809     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101640070008     Document Type: Article

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