Condition-dependent nesting in bluegill sunfish Lepomis macrochirus

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 627-633

  Cargnelli, Luca M ^a   Neff, Bryan D ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Centrarchidae; Nesting strategies; Reproductive success; Sunfish

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

BREEDING SEASON; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING; SURVIVORSHIP;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CANADA; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ONTARIO; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; LAKE OPINICON; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; CENTRARCHIDAE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 33646556103     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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