Experimental analysis of monogamy in the caribbean cleaner goby, Gobiosoma evelynae

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 865-874

  Harding, Jeffrey A ^b   Almany, Glenn R ^c   Houck, Lynne D ^d   Hixon, Mark A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CLEANER FISH; MATE FIDELITY; MONOGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ST CROIX; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIOSOMA EVELYNAE;

EID: 0038532546     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2144     Document Type: Article

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