Size differences within a dominance hierarchy influence conflict and help in a cooperatively breeding cichlid

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1591-1613

  Hamilton, Ian M ^a   Heg, Dik ^a   Bender, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cichlidae; Cooperative breeding; Dominance hierarchy; Size asymmetry

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 33645721557     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853905774831846     Document Type: Article

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