Seasonal changes in reproductive and physical condition, sexual dimorphism, and male mating tactics in the jewelled blenny Salarias fasciatus

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-168

  Awata, Satoshi ^a,c   Miura, Saori ^a   Seki, Satoko ^a   Sagawa, Teppei ^a   Sato, Noriyosi ^b   Sakai, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blenniid fish; Breeding season; Reproductive tactics; Sexual dimorphism; Testes investment; Testicular gland

Indexed keywords

BLENNIIDAE; BLENNIOIDEI; SALARIAS FASCIATUS;

EID: 77951939624     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-009-0142-x     Document Type: Article

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