Alternative reproductive tactics in blennies

The Biology of Blennies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 279-308

  Oliveira, Rui F ^a   Gonçalves, David M ^a   Ros, Albert ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

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DOI: 10.1201/b10301     Document Type: Chapter

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