Sex differences in biparental care as offspring develop: A field study of convict cichlids (Amatitlania siquia)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-25

  Snekser, Jennifer L ^a   Santangelo, Nicholas ^b   Nyby, John ^a   Itzkowitz, Murray ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amatitlania siquia; Biparental care; Convict cichlid; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; FIELD METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PERCIFORM; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING; VULNERABILITY;

COSTA RICA;

ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 79955693723     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9754-2     Document Type: Article

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