Early food and social environment affect certain behaviours but not female choice or male dominance in bluefin killifish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-147

  McGhee, Katie E ^a   Travis, Joseph ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioural type; Bluefin killifish; Dominance; Female choice; Food level; Lucania goodei; Personality; Sexual selection; Social environment

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CYPRINID; DOMINANCE; GROWTH RATE; MATE CHOICE; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; LUCANIA GOODEI;

EID: 79958848150     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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