A male sexually dimorphic trait provides antimicrobials to eggs in blenny fish

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-333

  Giacomello, Eva ^a   Marchini, Daniela ^b   Rasotto, Maria B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal glands; Antimicrobial activity; Blenniidae; Parental care; Sexually dimorphic trait

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; EGG; FISH; MORTALITY; MUCUS; PARENTAL CARE; PREDATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPHIOBLENNIUS ATLANTICUS ATLANTICUS; PERCIFORMES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARIA PAVO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTICUS; BLENNIIDAE; OPHIOBLENNIUS ATLANTICUS; PAVO; SOLARIA;

EID: 33748661697     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0492     Document Type: Article

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