Status-dependent behavioural sex change in a polygynous coral-reef fish, Halichoeres melanurus

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-105

  Sakai, Yoichi ^a,e   Karino, Kenji ^b   Nakashima, Yasuhiro ^c   Kuwamura, Tetsuo ^d  

^a Kyushu International University   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Mate choice; Polygyny; Sex change; Sexual behaviour; Social status

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; HALICHOERES; HALICHOERES MELANURUS;

EID: 0036384655     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-002-0060-0     Document Type: Article

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