Does size matter? Assessment and fighting in small and large size-matched pairs of adult male convict cichlids

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1339-1350

  Leiser, J K ^a,b   Gagliardi, J L ^a   Itzkowitz, M ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rosemont College   (United States)

Author keywords

Archocentrus nigrofasciatus; Cichlid; Fight structure; Sequential assessment

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CICHLID; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING;

ARCHOCENTRUS; ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 2442671785     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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