Shoal choice in swordtails when preferences conflict

Ethology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-186

  Wong, Bob B M ^a,b   Rosenthal, Gil G ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PHENOTYPE;

XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 13944281471     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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