Group structure, nest size and reproductive success in the cooperatively breeding cichlid julidochromis ornatus: A correlation study

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-328

  Awata, Satoshi ^a,b   Kohda, Masanori ^b   Shibata, Jun Ya ^c   Hori, Michio ^d   Heg, Dik ^e  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING POPULATION; CICHLID; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; CORRELATION; GROUP SIZE; NEST STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CICHLIDAE; JULIDOCHROMIS ORNATUS;

EID: 77951242387     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01735.x     Document Type: Article

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