Manipulating territory size via vegetation structure: Optimal size of area guarded by the convict cichlid (Pisces, Cichlidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 376-380

  Breau, Cindy ^a   Grant, James W A ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COSTS; VEGETATION;

GROWTH RATES;

ECOLOGY;

CICHLID; PATCH SIZE; TERRITORIALITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ARCHOCENTRUS; ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0036203461     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-002     Document Type: Article

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