Multiple male reproductive morphs in the invasive round goby (Apollonia melanostoma)

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 302-308

  Marentette, Julie R ^a   Fitzpatrick, John L ^b   Berger, Robert G ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgens; Invasive species; Morphology; Reproductive tactics; Round goby; Sperm characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANDROGENS; INVASIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE TACTICS; ROUND GOBY; SPERM CHARACTERISTICS;

COMPETITION; MORPHOLOGY;

FISH;

ANDROGEN; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; COURTSHIP; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MALE BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PERCIFORM; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPERM COMPETITION;

APOLLONIA; APOLLONIA MELANOSTOMUS; MELANOSTOMA; NEOGOBIUS;

EID: 67349245449     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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