Territorial defense against various food competitors in the Tanganyikan benthophagous cichlid Neolamprologus tetracanthus

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-359

  Matsumoto, Kazunori ^a   Kohda, Masanori ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benthivores; Dietary overlap; Interspecific feeding territory; Neolamprologus tetracanthus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CICHLIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NEOLAMPROLOGUS TETRACANTHUS; PISCES;

EID: 11244283742     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-004-0242-6     Document Type: Article

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