Sounds produced by the cichlid fish Metriaclima zebra allow reliable estimation of size and provide information on individual identity

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 752-766

  Bertucci, F ^a,b   Attia, J ^a,b   Beauchaud, M ^a,b   Mathevon, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Aggressive sounds; Fish; Individual signature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CICHLID; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CICHLIDS; MALE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

CICHLIDAE; METRIACLIMA ZEBRA;

EID: 84859431427     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03222.x     Document Type: Article

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