Role of male spatial distribution and condition-dependent colouration on female spawning behaviour and reproductive success in bluegills

Behaviour

Volumn 147, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 599-618

  Cogliati, Karen M ^a   Corkum, Lynda D ^a   Doucet, Stéphanie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Female preference; Male ornamental colour; Nest location ; Spawning behaviours

Indexed keywords

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PISCES;

EID: 77952629119     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579510X12629536366365     Document Type: Article

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