Frequency of functional sex change in two populations of Dascyllus melanurus conforms to a prediction from sex allocation theory

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2005, Pages 732-744

  Asoh, Kazue ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FISH BIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX REVERSAL;

MADANG; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ANTHOZOA; DASCYLLUS; DASCYLLUS MELANURUS;

EID: 30344456699     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2005)005[0732:FOFSCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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