Cooperative growth regulation in coral-dwelling fishes

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-358

  Munday, Philip L ^a   Cardoni, Adrian M ^a   Syms, Craig ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Growth rate; Size assortative mating; Strategic growth

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CORAL; FISH; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ARTICLE; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; FEMALE; FISH; GROWTH REGULATION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTHOZOA; GOBIODON HISTRIO; PISCES;

EID: 33748665015     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0488     Document Type: Article

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