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- Title
Preliminary study on female choice of mates versus sites in a wrasse, Cirrhilabrus temminckii.
- Authors
Masanori Kohda; Kenta Sasaki; Yoichi Sakai; Nobuhiro Ohnishi; Kazunori Matsumoto
- Abstract
Female choice of mates versus sites was studied in a wrasse, Cirrhilabrus temminckii. Males had territories within a restricted area on a rocky slope at which females visited and pair-spawned pelagic gametes. Females visited several males or territories before spawning, suggesting the opportunity of female choice. Of the four characteristics of territorial males examined—body size, ratio of pelvic fin length to body size, courtship, frequency and territory depth—only territory depth was significantly correlated with daily mating success of males. The former three male characters were not related to territory depth. These results suggest that female C. temminckii chooses deep sites rather than specific mates in mating.
- Subjects
ANIMAL courtship; WRASSES; GAMETES; SPAWNING; ANIMAL sexual behavior
- Publication
Ichthyological Research, 2005, Vol 52, Issue 4, p406
- ISSN
1341-8998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10228-005-0292-4