Personality traits, reproductive behaviour and alternative mating tactics in male European bitterling, Rhodeus amarus

Behaviour

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 531-553

  Řežuch, Radomil ^a   Smith, Carl ^b   Reichard, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive behaviour; Animal personality; Behavioural syndrome; Boldness; Mating system; Sperm competition; Territorial males

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RHODEUS; RHODEUS AMARUS;

EID: 84866705386     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853912X643908     Document Type: Article

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