Gender differences in aggressive behaviour in convict cichlids

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1221-1227

  Arnott, Gareth ^a   Elwood, Robert W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amatitlania nigrofasciata; contest; convict cichlid; fighting ability; game theory; resource holding potential

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; ENCOUNTER RATE; FIGHTING; GAME THEORY; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; ISOLATED POPULATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELECTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 70350066150     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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