Morphology as a key to behavioural flexibility: Body shape and swimming variability in the dimorphic crucian carp

Web Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 113-119

  Pettersson, Lars B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SHAPE; DIMORPHISM; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; SWIMMING;

CARASSIUS; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 38349048556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13991183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/we-7-113-2007     Document Type: Article

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