Liver size reveals social status in the African cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Sopinka, N M ^b,d   Fitzpatrick, J L ^b   Desjardins, J K ^a,b   Stiver, K A ^a,c   Marsh Rollo, S E ^a   Balshine, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative breeding; Group living; Reproductive investment; Social dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CICHLID; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GONAD; HISTOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CICHLIDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GONADS; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 68949157198     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02234.x     Document Type: Article

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