Costs and benefits of polygyny in the cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1771-1779

  Desjardins, Julie K ^a   Fitzpatrick, John L ^a   Stiver, Kelly A ^a   Van der Kraak, Glen J ^b   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

cichlid; hormones; mating systems; Neolamprologus pulcher; parental behaviour

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING POPULATION; CICHLID; FITNESS; HORMONE; PARASITE; PARENTAL CARE; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY; TRADE-OFF;

CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 42049110154     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.09.037     Document Type: Article

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