The effect of body coloration and group size on social partner preferences in female fighting fish (Betta splendens)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-161

  Blakeslee, C ^a   McRobert, S P ^a   Brown, A C ^b   Clotfelter, E D ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Betta splendens; Body coloration; Shoal size; Shoaling

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; MATE CHOICE; PERCIFORM; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; PERCIFORMES; SIZE PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWIMMING;

BETTA; BETTA SPLENDENS;

EID: 58249122336     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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