Effect of clutch size on male egg-fanning behavior and hatching success in the goby, Eviota prasina (Klunzinger)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 334, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-50

  Karino, Kenji ^a   Arai, Reiko ^a  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Eviota; Goby; Hatching success; Parental care; Sexually selected trait

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; COURTSHIP; HATCHING; PATERNAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; EVIOTA;

EID: 33646866583     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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