Rules of engagement for resource contests in a social fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-99

  Reddon, Adam R ^a   Voisin, Mathew R ^a   Menon, Nandini ^a   Marsh Rollo, Susan E ^a   Wong, Marian Y L ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cichlid; Neolamprologus pulcher; Opponent assessment; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; BREEDING POPULATION; CICHLID; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 79958800553     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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