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An Experimental Analysis of Territoriality in the California Reef Fish Embiotoca jacksoni (Embiotocidae)

Location
AMERICAN SAMOA
Author(s)
Hixon, Mark A.
Publisher
Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Science
Publication Year:
1980
Publication Place
Santa Barbara, California
Physical Description:
Copy, Cpoeia pp; 653-665; figures; tables
Call Number
VF 41518
Language
English
Record ID:
19054
Legacy PEIN ID:
58968
General Notes
Certain large males of E. jacksoni defend reef caves as mating sites off Santa Barbra, California. Some are territorial only during the breeding season, when they defend only the area immediately surrounding the cave entrance from other male, and forage over boardly overlapping undefended home ranges.
Location
AMERICAN SAMOA
Author(s)
Hixon, Mark A.
Publisher
Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Science
Publication Year:
1980
Publication Place
Santa Barbara, California
Physical Description:
Copy, Cpoeia pp; 653-665; figures; tables
Call Number
VF 41518
Language
English
Record ID:
19054
Legacy PEIN ID:
58968
General Notes
Certain large males of E. jacksoni defend reef caves as mating sites off Santa Barbra, California. Some are territorial only during the breeding season, when they defend only the area immediately surrounding the cave entrance from other male, and forage over boardly overlapping undefended home ranges.
Record Created: 14-Sep-2001
Record Modified: 18-Dec-2020