The effect of shoal size on patterns of body colour segregation in mollies

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 960-967

  Bradner, J ^a   McRobert, S P ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body colour; Partner choice; Phenotypic assortment; Shoal size; Shoaling behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COLOR; FISH; PHENOTYPE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA LATIPINNA; POECILIA SPHENOPS;

EID: 0035214309     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2001.1712     Document Type: Article

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