Endocrine correlates of male polymorphism and alternative reproductive tactics in the Azorean rock-pool blenny, Parablennius sanguinolentus parvicornis

In the Azorean rock-pool blenny male sexual polymorphism occurs, Larger and older males (M+ males) fully express male secondary sex characters (SSC), particularly an anal gland that produces a sex pheromone, whereas smaller and younger sexually active males do not express SSC (M- males). Two mating...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oliveira, Rui Filipe (author)
Other Authors: Canário, Adelino V. M. (author), Grober, Matthew S. (author), Santos, Ricardo Serrão (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/2420
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/2420