Differential responses to territory intrusions in cooperatively breeding fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 595-604

  Desjardins, Julie K ^a   Stiver, Kelly A ^a   Fitzpatrick, John L ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aggression; allocare; cichlid; Lake Tanganika; Neolamprologus pulcher; parental care

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY SIZE; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARENTAL CARE; PERCIFORM; TELEOST; TERRITORY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE TANGANYIKA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 38649133811     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.05.025     Document Type: Article

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