The function of sound production by Atlantic cod as inferred from patterns of variation in drumming muscle mass

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1391-1398

  Rowe, Sherrylynn ^a   Hutchings, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COMPETITION; FUNCTIONS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

DRUMMING MUSCLE; MATE COMPETITION; MUSCLE MASS; SOUND PRODUCTION;

MUSCLE;

EVOLUTION; GADOID; MUSCLE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

GADUS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 11144240286     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-119     Document Type: Article

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