How does a parent respond when its mate emphasizes the wrong role? A test using a monogamous fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 863-869

  Itzkowitz, M ^a   Santangelo, N ^a   Richter, M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FISH; SEX ROLE; TERRITORIALITY;

ARCHOCENTRUS; ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 0344099142     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.2291     Document Type: Article

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