Distinguishing kinds of prior dominance and subordination experiences in males of green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 131-142

  Beaugrand, Jacques P ^a   Goulet, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agonistic experience; Animal conflict; Discrimination; Dominance; Green swordtail fish; Self selection; Social learning; Subordination; Xiphophorus helleri

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DOMINANCE; FISH;

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL LEARNING;

XIPHOPHORUS HELLERI;

EID: 0034680019     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(00)00096-6     Document Type: Article

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