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Female mimicry as a matin tacting in males of the blenniid fish Salaria pavo
| dc.contributor.author | Gonçalves, Emanuel João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Almada, Vítor Carvalho | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oliveira, Rui Filipe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Santos, António José | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-21T13:37:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-04-21T13:37:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this paper we present evidence for female mimicry in a population of Salaria pavo (Pisces: Blenniidae). Parental males differ markedly from females by the presence of a large crest and anal glands on the two spiny rays of the anal fin. We found a proportion of smaller and younger males that are almost identical to females both in morphology and behaviour. This "female-like" males lack secondary sexual characters and actively court parental males, displaying the females colour pattern and courting behaviour. These males are sexually mature and their gonadosomatic indices are higher than those of parental males. Female mimicry is considered to be a functional way to achieve sneaks fertilizations. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 76, 529-538 | por |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0025-3154 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1344 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | por |
| dc.title | Female mimicry as a matin tacting in males of the blenniid fish Salaria pavo | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Cambridge | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 538 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 529 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | por |
| rcaap.rights | restrictedAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |