Allopatric differentiation in the acoustic communication of a weakly electric fish from southern Africa, Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Mormyridae, Teleostei)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-399

  Lamml, Michael ^a   Kramer, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Aggression; Electric fish; Territoriality; Vocalisation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ALLOPATRY; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FISH; VOCALIZATION;

AFRICA; BUZI RIVER; KOMATI RIVER; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBEZI RIVER;

MARCUSENIUS MACROLEPIDOTUS; MORMYRIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33845663605     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0267-0     Document Type: Article

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