Mate choice in the Galilee St. Peter's fish, Sarotherodon galilaeus

Behaviour

Volumn 140, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 1173-1188

  Ros, Albert F H ^a   Zeilstra, Ilja ^a   Oliveira, Rui F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

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EID: 0347567535     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853903322589696     Document Type: Article

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