Vocal behavior predicts reproductive success in a teleost fish

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 375-383

  Vasconcelos, Raquel O ^a   Carriço, Rita ^a   Ramos, Andreia ^a   Modesto, Teresa ^b   Fonseca, Paul J ^a   Amorim, M Clara P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

acoustic communication; Batrachoididae; mate attraction; reproductive success; toadfish

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SEASON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HORMONE; MATE ATTRACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STEROID; TELEOST; VOCALIZATION;

BATRACHOIDIDAE; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; HALOBATRACHUS DIDACTYLUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84857619489     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr199     Document Type: Article

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