Does the presence of non-breeders enhance the fitness of breeders? An experimental analysis in the clown anemonefish Amphiprion percula

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-31

  Buston, Peter ^a,b  

^a Seeley G Mudd Hall ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Helpers; Marine fish; Reproductive skew; Sociality

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; FISH; FITNESS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIPRION; AMPHIPRION PERCULA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 2342479304     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0833-2     Document Type: Article

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