Seasonal sex role changes in the blenniid Petroscirtes breviceps, a nest brooder with paternal care

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 203-214

  Shibata, J ^a   Kohda, M ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Courtship role; Female courtship; Female mate competition; Male resource competition; Nest availability; Sex role plasticity

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BROOD DESERTION; COURTSHIP; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PERCIFORM; PLASTICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX ROLE;

ANIMALIA; BLENNIIDAE; PETROSCIRTES BREVICEPS;

EID: 33748529630     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01086.x     Document Type: Article

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