The nest-holding grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) male adjusts the spawning activity in relation to parasitic nest intrusions

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Malavasi, Stefano ^a   Lugli, Marco ^b   Torricelli, Patrizia ^a   Mainardi, Danilo ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative tactics; Parasitic behavior; Sperm competition risk

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MALE BEHAVIOR; NEST GUARDING; NEST SITE; PERCIFORM; SPAWNING; SPERM COMPETITION; TERRITORIALITY;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; TELEOSTEI; ZOSTERISESSOR OPHIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 45749140472     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9285-7     Document Type: Article

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