Substratum choice for nesting in male Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1439-1445

  Mendonca F Z ^a   Volpato, G L ^a   Costa Ferreira, R S ^a   Goncalves de Freitas E ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Choice test; Cichlid; Nest; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79952199065     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02754.x     Document Type: Article

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