Evolution of mating systems in coral reef gobies and constraints on mating system plasticity

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 585-595

  Hernaman, V ^a   Munday, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gobiidae; Mating system plasticity; Monogamy; Paternal care; Polygyny; Reproductive behaviour

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; EVOLUTION; MOBILITY; MONOGAMY; PARENTAL CARE; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYGYNY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO;

AMBLYGOBIUS BYNOENSIS; AMBLYGOBIUS PHALAENA; ANTHOZOA; ASTERROPTERYX SEMIPUNCTATUS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; ISTIGOBIUS GOLDMANNI; VALENCIENNEA MURALIS;

EID: 36148931735     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0222-1     Document Type: Article

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