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Patterns, causes, and consequences of clustering of individual territories of the threespot damselfish, Stegastes planifrons

Creator:

Meadows, Dwayne W.

Abstract:

The threespot damselfish, Stegastes planifrons, maintains individual territories that are clustered on coral patch reefs. My objective was to understand the effects of territory clustering on behavior and fitness. Fish with territories in the center of a cluster had (relative to edge fish): higher mating success (number of eggs), higher...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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