Alternative male mating tactics in Gobius niger

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 157-172

  Mazzoldi, C ^a   Rasotto, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative mating tactic; Gobiidae; Mating system

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PARENTAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SNEAK COPULATION;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; GOBIUS; GOBIUS NIGER;

EID: 0037411543     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb01743.x     Document Type: Article

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