Effect of mate size on maternal reproductive effort in the convict cichlid Amatitlania siquia

Current Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-72

  Robart, Ashley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Cichlid; Differential allocation; Maternal effort

Indexed keywords

ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 84856001532     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/58.1.66     Document Type: Article

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