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Field observations on a mating attempt of a spawning grayling, Thymallus thymallus with a feeding barbel, Barbus barbus
Author(s) -
Poncin P.
Publication year - 1994
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 - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1994.tb00955.x
Subject(s) - barbel , biology , grayling , fishery , zoology , barbus , mating , cyprinidae , fish <actinopterygii>
During the spawning period of the grayling, one male was sexually stimulated by a feeding barbel and consequently exhibited the behavioural patterns of ‘approach’, ‘qnivering’ and ‘dorsal fin clasping’.