Nest-site fidelity in parental male bluegill Lepomis macrochirus: Spatial patterns and the influence of prior mating success

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 890-906

  Bartlett, J A ^a,b   Ward, M P ^a,b   Landsman, S J ^a,b   Epifanio, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Mating success; Philopatry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; MALE; NESTING; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ONTARIO; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 77956552662     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02724.x     Document Type: Article

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