Operational sex ratio affects nest tending and aggression in male flagfish Jordanella floridae Goode & Bean

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1295-1305

  Klug, H ^a,b   Kontax, C I ^a,c   Annis, S ^a,c   Vasudevan, N ^a,c  

^a 223 Bartram Hall ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Jordanella floridae; Operational sex ratio; Parental care; Potential rate of reproduction; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

JORDANELLA; JORDANELLA FLORIDAE;

EID: 42049122877     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01797.x     Document Type: Article

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