Behavioural responses to season and adult sex ratio in the fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-49

  O'Rourke, Cynthia F ^a   Mendelson, Tamra C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult sex ratio; Aggression; Behavioural plasticity; Etheostoma flabellare; Mate competition; Mate solicitation; Operational sex ratio; Parental care; Reproductive success; Season

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BREEDING SEASON; MATE CHOICE; PARENTAL CARE; PERCID; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

ETHEOSTOMA FLABELLARE;

EID: 84872334184     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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