Offspring recognition and the influence of clutch size on nest fostering among male sand gobies, Pomatoschistus minutus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1325-1331

  Svensson, Ola ^a   Lissåker, Maria ^b   Mobley, Kenyon B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Certainty of paternity; Filial cannibalism; Nest choice; Parental care; Paternity assurance; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CLUTCH SIZE; DECISION MAKING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNITY; PERCIFORM; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION; SNEAK COPULATION; SPERM COMPETITION;

KRAEMERIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS;

EID: 77954534340     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0947-7     Document Type: Article

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