Plasticity of electric organ discharge waveform in the South African Bulldog fish, Marcusenius pongolensis: Tradeoff between male attractiveness and predator avoidance?

Frontiers in Zoology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hanika, Susanne ^a   Kramer, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

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CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; MARCUSENIUS;

EID: 47349132031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17429994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-5-7     Document Type: Article

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