Male-male competition for large nests as a determinant of male mating success in a Japanese stream goby, Rhinogobius sp. DA

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-95

  Takahashi, Daisuke ^a   Kohda, Masanori ^a   Yanagisawa, Yasunobu ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Male male competition; Nest size; Paternal care; Rhinogobius

Indexed keywords

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; RHINOGOBIUS;

EID: 0035539958     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-001-8121-x     Document Type: Review

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