Sex differences in group-joining decisions in social fish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Reddon, Adam R ^a   Balk, Daniel ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cichlid; Dominance hierarchy; Group choice; Group joining preference; Neolamprologus pulcher; Social decision making

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DOMINANCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; CICHLIDAE; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER;

EID: 79960564969     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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