Solitary nesting as an alternative breeding tactic in colonial nesting bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-387

  Neff, Bryan D ^a   Cargnelli, Luca M ^b   Côté, Isabelle M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Coloniality; Female choice; Mating systems; Tactic

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL BREEDING; FISH; MATING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 4143063884     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0792-7     Document Type: Article

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