Individual growth trajectories of sibling Brycon moorei raised in isolation since egg stage, and their relationship with aggressive behaviour

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 985-997

  Baras, E ^a   Lucas, M C ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Characidae; Growth; Individual variation; Spatial restriction

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TERRITORIALITY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; FISHES; LINEAR MODELS; TERRITORIALITY;

BRYCON; CHARACIDAE;

EID: 77956530759     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02740.x     Document Type: Article

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