The haremic mating system and mate choice in the wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-258

  Carvalho, Natacha ^a   Afonso, Pedro ^a   Santos, Ricardo Serrão ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Courtship; Female mate choice; Flatfish; Male mating success; Polygyny; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; COASTAL WATER; FISH; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TERRITORIALITY;

PORTUGAL;

BOTHUS; BOTHUS OCELLATUS; BOTHUS PODAS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 0038170366     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023957825568     Document Type: Article

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