Male body size and brooding success under natural conditions in the freshwater Japanese goby, Rhinogobius sp. OR (orange type)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-132

  Fujii, Shunsuke ^a   Hironaka, Mantaro ^a   Nomakuchi, Shintaro ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brooding success; Female choice; Goby fish; Male body size; Nest defense

Indexed keywords

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; RHINOGOBIUS;

EID: 23944476343     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-004-0137-z     Document Type: Article

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