Female affiliative preference depends on reproductive state in the African cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-88

  Clement, Tricia S ^a   Grens, Kerry E ^a   Fernald, Russell D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cichlid; Mate choice; Reproductive behavior; Social status; Visual preference

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; CICHLID; HORMONE; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANIMALIA; ASTATOTILAPIA; ASTATOTILAPIA BURTONI; CICHLIDAE; TOR;

EID: 12244273959     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh134     Document Type: Article

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