Breeding cycles and reproductive behaviour in the river blenny Salaria fluviatilis

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1837-1844

  Lengkeek, W ^a   Didderen, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blennius fluviatilis; Courtship; Reproductive cycles; Sex roles; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COURTSHIP; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; ROLE REVERSAL; SEX ROLE; SPAWNING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CORSE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BLENNIOIDEI; SALARIA FLUVIATILIS; SALARIAS FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 33845632489     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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