Kin and familiarity influence association preferences and aggression in the mangrove killifish Kryptolebias marmoratus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 503-518

  Edenbrow, M ^a   Croft, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Discrimination; Genotype; Inclusive fitness; Refuge use

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GENOTYPE; KILLIFISHES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84857686707     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03181.x     Document Type: Article

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