Polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus )
The mating patterns of three slimy sculpin populations from central Ontario were examined using SCUBA to determine the relationship between the degree of polygyny and the relative availability of potential nest sites. We found that sculpins were exclusively polygynous in a lake where nests were prob...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z87-429 2023-12-17T10:28:58+01:00 Polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) Mousseau, Timothy A. Collins, Nicholas C. 1987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z87-429 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z87-429 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 65, issue 11, page 2827-2829 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1987 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z87-429 2023-11-19T13:38:44Z The mating patterns of three slimy sculpin populations from central Ontario were examined using SCUBA to determine the relationship between the degree of polygyny and the relative availability of potential nest sites. We found that sculpins were exclusively polygynous in a lake where nests were probably limiting, while in two other lakes where potential nests were much more abundant relative to male density, the predominant mating system was monogamy. Our observations of sculpin mating patterns conform to those predicted for species exhibiting resource-defense polygyny. Article in Journal/Newspaper Cottus cognatus Slimy sculpin Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 65 11 2827 2829 |
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The mating patterns of three slimy sculpin populations from central Ontario were examined using SCUBA to determine the relationship between the degree of polygyny and the relative availability of potential nest sites. We found that sculpins were exclusively polygynous in a lake where nests were probably limiting, while in two other lakes where potential nests were much more abundant relative to male density, the predominant mating system was monogamy. Our observations of sculpin mating patterns conform to those predicted for species exhibiting resource-defense polygyny. |
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Polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) |
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Polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) |
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Polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) |
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Polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) |
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Polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( Cottus cognatus ) |
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polygyny and nest site abundance in the slimy sculpin ( cottus cognatus ) |
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