Behavioral diversification in a young species flock of pupfish (Cyprionodon spp.): Shoaling and aggressive behavior

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1727-1737

  Plath, Martin ^a   Strecker, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Group living; Phenotypic plasticity; Sympatric speciation; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AGGRESSION; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; JUVENILE; NATURAL SELECTION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SYMPATRY; TELEOST; TERRITORIALITY;

CYPRINODON; CYPRINODON ARTIFRONS; CYPRINODON BELTRANI; CYPRINODON SIMUS;

EID: 50249160565     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0601-9     Document Type: Article

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