Evolution in action-peacock-feather like supraocular tentacles of the lionfish, Pterois volitans - The distribution of a new signal

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-348

  Fishelson, Lev ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Eye marks; Peacock feather like tentacles; Pterois volitans

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FISH; ORNAMENTATION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; SIGNALING;

AFRICA; EGYPT; GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SINAI;

PTEROIS SPHEX; PTEROIS VOLITANS; SCORPAENIDAE;

EID: 33646475617     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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