Nest distribution affects behaviour and mating success in a marine fish

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 609-619

  Mück, Isabel ^a,b   Wacker, Sebastian ^a   Myhre, Lise Cats ^a   Amundsen, Trond ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gobiusculus flavescens; Mating competition; Nest distribution; Resource monopolisation; Sexual selection; Two spotted goby

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; NEST SITE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIUSCULUS FLAVESCENS;

EID: 84874937687     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1480-2     Document Type: Article

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