Nest building and mating in relation to male size in corkwing wrasse, Symphodus melops

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-25

  Uglem, Ingebrigt ^a   Rosenqvist, Gunilla ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Male size; Nest size; Nesting; Paternal care

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; MATING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL CARE;

SYMPHODUS; SYMPHODUS MELOPS;

EID: 0036179511     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013886112191     Document Type: Article

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