Alternative male mating tactics of the endemic Red Sea parrotfish Scarus ferrugineus.

Autor: Afeworki Y; Department of Mathematics & Statistics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, U.S.A.; Department of Applied Marine Science, College of Marine Science and Technology, P. O. Box 170, Massawa, Eritrea., Videler JJ; Prof. Em. Groningen & Leiden University, Zuidlaarderweg 57, Noordlaren, Leiden, The Netherlands., Tekle FY; Marine Research Division, Ministry of Marine Resources, Massawa, Eritrea., Kibrom HE; Marine Research Division, Ministry of Marine Resources, Massawa, Eritrea., Bruggemann JH; UMR ENTROPIE, Faculty of Science and Technology, Université de la Réunion, CS 92003, 97744, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France.; Laboratoire d'Excellence CORAIL, Perpignan, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of fish biology [J Fish Biol] 2017 Aug; Vol. 91 (2), pp. 679-685. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jul 11.
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13366
Abstrakt: The present study shows that small non-territorial terminal-phase males of the rusty parrotfish Scarus ferrugineus are reproductively active and are comparable with initial-phase males in behaviour, rates of participation during group-spawning and success in streaking into pair spawning. Large territorial terminal-phase males defend contiguous territories for several hours during the morning where they pair spawn with initial-phase females.
(© 2017 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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