A cost of reproduction in male Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 595-600

  Skjæraasen, Jon E ^a   Meager, Justin J ^a   Hutchings, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOID; HONEST SIGNALING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING;

GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77953484483     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-033     Document Type: Article

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