Lusitanian toadfish song reflects male quality

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2997-3004

  Clara Amorim, M P ^a   Miguel Simoes J ^a   Mendonça, Nuno ^b   Bandarra, Narcisa M ^b   Almada, Vitor C ^a   Fonseca, Paulo J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Batrachoididae; Fish; Halobatrachus didactylus; Male condition; Mate choice; Muscle lipid content

Indexed keywords

BATRACHOIDIDAE; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; HALOBATRACHUS DIDACTYLUS;

EID: 77956249055     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.044586     Document Type: Article

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