Mechanisms behind size-assortative nest choice by sand goby males in the absence of intrasexual competition

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-62

  Björk, Johannes R ^a   Kvarnemo, Charlotta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Fanning; Female preference; Gobiidae; Nest choice; Nest defence; Nest size; Nest take over; Parental care; Pomatoschistus minutus

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; FITNESS; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NEST GUARDING; NEST SITE; PARENTAL CARE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

GOBIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS;

EID: 83555164765     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.09.033     Document Type: Article

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