A new hypothesis for species coexistence: Male-male repulsion promotes coexistence of competing species

Population Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-217

  Mikami, Osamu K ^a,c   Kohda, Masanori ^b   Kawata, Masakado ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral interaction; Coexistence after speciation; Janzen Connell hypothesis; Territorial behavior

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE OVERLAP; TERRITORIALITY;

CICHLIDAE;

EID: 4644273587     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-004-0189-5     Document Type: Review

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