Parental care and mate attraction in the Florida flagfish, Jordanella floridae

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 358-363

  Bonnevier, Katja ^a   Lindström, Kai ^a   St Mary, Colette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Department of Zoology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of care; Fanning; Jordanella floridae; Mate attraction; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

FISH; MATE ATTRACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNAL CARE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

JORDANELLA; JORDANELLA FLORIDAE;

EID: 0038684393     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0584-5     Document Type: Article

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