Sneaky egg-eating in Telmatherina sarasinorum, an endemic fish from Sulawesi

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 728-731

  Gray, S M ^a,d   McKinnon, J S ^b   Tantu, F Y ^c   Dill, L M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^c TADULAKO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deceptive behaviour; Foraging tactic; Interspecific interactions; Oophagy; Telmatherinidae

Indexed keywords

TELMATHERINA ANTONIAE; TELMATHERINA SARASINORUM; TELMATHERINIDAE;

EID: 48749083310     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01949.x     Document Type: Article

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