Female scissortail sergeants (Pisces: Pomacentridae) use test eggs to choose good fathers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 237-242

  Manica, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abudefduf sexfasciatus; female choice; filial cannibalism; parental care; scissortail sergeant

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; MATE GUARDING; PATERNAL CARE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ABUDEFDUF SEXFASCIATUS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 72149085712     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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