Male size determines reproductive output in a paternal mouthbrooding fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 727-733

  Kolm, Niclas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; BODY SIZE; MATE CHOICE; PATERNAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

PTERAPOGON; PTERAPOGON KAUDERNI;

EID: 0036060156     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1959     Document Type: Article

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