Effects of social structure on reproductive activity in male fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 482-489

  Danylchuk, Andy J ^a,b   Tonn, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Center for Marine Resource Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative phenotypes; Conditional strategy; Fathead minnow; Pimephales promelas; Reproduction; Social environment; Status dependent

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

CYPRINIFORMES; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034942020     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/12.4.482     Document Type: Article

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