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The roles of environmental constraints and aggression on male-female pairing in the coral-reef fish Gobiosoma evelynae

Creator:

Harding, Jeffrey A.

Abstract:

Early theoretical models for the evolution of male-female pairing were based largely on studies of birds. These models assumed that biparental care of eggs and young was an essential component of pairing. However, male-female pairing is also a relatively common social system in coral-reef fishes, and biparental care of young...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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Male-Female Pairing in the Coral-Reef Fish Gobiosoma Evelynae AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jeffrey A