'Birthday effect' on the adoption of alternative mating tactics in Zosterisessor ophiocephalus: Evidence from a growth model

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 333-337

  Pastres, Roberto ^a   Pranovi, Fabio ^a   Libralato, Simone ^b   Malavasi, Stefano ^a   Torricelli, Patrizia ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b Istituto Centrale Per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata Al Mare ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; MATING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CHANNA; GOBIIDAE; PISCES; VERTEBRATA; ZOSTERISESSOR OPHIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0036553759     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315402005520     Document Type: Article

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