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The courtship behaviour of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis: Reflections of an adaptation to intertidal life

dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Nuno Miguel
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Maria Natividade
dc.contributor.authorAlmada, Vítor Carvalho
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-23T12:42:42Z
dc.date.available2012-06-23T12:42:42Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractThe courtship behaviour of Nerophis lumbriciformis (Pisces: Syngnathidae) consists of three distinct phases (initial courtship, spawning, and embrace) marked by prominent behavioural changes. The first courtship phase is characterised by female quivering. Courtship activity increases from low to high levels of quivering, causing undulatory head movements in the female. In the second phase, the female transfers her eggs onto the male incubating ventral surface. During the final phase, the male wraps his body around the female (embrace). Females actively initiate courtship indicating that these pipefishes are courtship role reversed. The complete lack of swimming and vertical movements in the courtship behaviour of N. lumbriciformis, unlike in the behaviour of other syngnathid species, suggests an adaptation to intertidal conditions.por
dc.identifier.citationActa Ethologica, 4, 109-111por
dc.identifier.issn0873-9749
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1483
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherInstituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicadapor
dc.subjectBehaviourpor
dc.subjectCourtshippor
dc.subjectIntertidalpor
dc.subjectNerophis lumbriciformispor
dc.subjectSpawningpor
dc.titleThe courtship behaviour of the pipefish Nerophis lumbriciformis: Reflections of an adaptation to intertidal lifepor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceLisboapor
oaire.citation.endPage111por
oaire.citation.startPage109por
oaire.citation.titleActa Ethologicapor
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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