Sex differences in the effect of social status on the growth of subordinates in a co-operatively breeding cichlid

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1079-1088

  Hamilton, I M ^a,b   Heg, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co operative breeding; Dominance hierarchy; Growth inhibition; Size structure

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 39749152413     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01787.x     Document Type: Article

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