Nest use by territorial males in a shell-brooding cichlid: The effect of reproductive parasitism

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-95

  Ota, Kazutaka ^a   Kohda, Masanori ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cichlid; Reproductive parasitism; Sneaking; Spawning; Territorial male

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; TELMATOCHROMIS VITTATUS;

EID: 32644474602     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-005-0167-1     Document Type: Article

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