Who wins in the battle for space? The importance of priority, behavioural history and size

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 305-314

  Poulos, Davina E ^a   McCormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioural interaction; Coral reef fish; Dominance; Interference competition; Pomacentrus amboinensis; Priority effect

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORAL REEF; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; METAMORPHOSIS; PERCIFORM; RESIDENT POPULATION;

EID: 84896053660     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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