Spawning behaviour of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): Risk of sperm competition and timing of milt release for sneaker and dominant males

Behaviour

Volumn 148, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1157-1172

  Sorum V ^a   Figenschou, L ^a   Rudolfsen, G ^a   Folstad, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic charr; female choice; reproductive behaviour; spawningsynchrony; sperm competition

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 80053992997     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579511X596615     Document Type: Article

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