Mate choice and body pattern variations in the Crown Butterfly fish Chaetodon paucifasciatus (Chaetodontidae)

Mate choice is an important ecological behavior in fish, and is often based on visual cues of body patterns. The Crown Butterfly fish Chaetodon paucifasciatus (Chaetodontidae) is a monogamist, territorial species; it swims in close proximity to its partner throughout most of its life. This species i...

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Main Authors: Keren Levy, Amit Lerner, Nadav Shashar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2014-11-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/3/12/1245