Components of fertilization success in the bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 237-245

  Petersen, Christopher W ^a   Warner, Robert R ^b   Shapiro, Douglas Y ^c,e   Marconato, Andrea ^d  

^a Policy and Design   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluehead wrasse; Coral reef fish; Fertilization; Mate choice; Reproductive success; Spawning; Sperm limitation; Thalassoma bifasciatum

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING;

THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM;

EID: 0035089602     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/12.2.237     Document Type: Article

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