The effect of crowding and density on male mating behaviour in the rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)

Behaviour

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1035-1050

  Casalini, Mara ^a   Reichard, Martin ^a,b   Smith, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Mating system; Sexual selection; Sperm competition; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

RHODEUS; RHODEUS OCELLATUS;

EID: 77953209813     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579510X504879     Document Type: Article

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