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The effect of clutch size on whole clutch cannibalism in the beaugregory damselfish
Author(s) -
Payne A. G.,
Smith C.,
Campbell A. C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00070.x
Subject(s) - damselfish , cannibalism , biology , clutch , avian clutch size , zoology , ecology , fishery , reproduction , fish <actinopterygii> , predation , coral reef fish , physics , thermodynamics
Parental male beaugregory damselfish Stegastes leucostictus commonly cannibalize entire egg clutches under natural conditions. Clutch size was experimentally reduced, but a relationship between the extent of clutch reduction and the frequency of total cannibalism was not detected.