The effect of nest aggregation on the reproductive behaviour of the peacock blenny Salaria pavo

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 754-762

  Saraiva, J L ^a   Barata, E N ^b,c   Canario A V M ^b   Oliveira, R F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Operational sex ratio; Resource monopolization Ria Formosa; Sex roles

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORMES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

SALARIA PAVO;

EID: 62349101762     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02153.x     Document Type: Article

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