Male-Male and Male-Female Aggression May Influence Mating Associations in Wild Octopuses (Abdopus aculeatus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Huffard, Christine L ^a   Caldwell, Roy L ^b   Boneka, Farnis ^c  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAM RATULANGI UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

conditional mating tactic; intersexual aggression; intrasexual aggression; mate competition; pair formation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; MATE CHOICE; OCTOPUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETIC FITNESS; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; OCTOPODIFORMES; PAIR BOND; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77649308996     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017230     Document Type: Article

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