Filial cannibalismin a nest-guarding fish: Females prefer to spawn in nests with few eggs over many

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1565-1576

  Andrén, Maria Norevik ^a,b   Kvarnemo, Charlotta ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brood reduction; Clutch size; Courtship intensity; Female choice; Filial cannibalism; Gobidae; Mate choice; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FISH; HEALTH RISK; NATIVE SPECIES; NEST GUARDING; SPAWNING; SURVIVORSHIP;

POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS;

EID: 84927711274     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-014-1766-z     Document Type: Article

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