Is there a reproductive basis to solitary living versus pair-formation in coral reef fishes?

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-92

  Pratchett, Morgan S ^a   Pradjakusuma, Oki A ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chaetodon; Maturation; Monogamy; Pair formation; Valenciennea; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

MATURATION; MONOGAMY; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANTHOZOA; CHAETODON; CHAETODON LUNULATUS; CHAETODON MELANNOTUS; CHAETODONTIDAE; GOBIIDAE; PISCES; VALENCIENNEA; VALENCIENNEA MURALIS; VALENCIENNEA STRIGATA;

EID: 33644624489     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0081-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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