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Multiple paternity and competition in sympatric congeneric reef fishes, Embiotoca jacksoni and E. lateralis.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2009
Reisser Céline M O, Beldade Ricardo, Bernardi Giacomo
Abstract excerpt
The black surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni and the striped surfperch E. lateralis (Embiotocidae, Perciformes) are livebearing temperate reef fishes that live sympatrically over a large portion of their distribution range, where they exhibit strong ecological competition. In order to assess whether mating strategies reflect competition, we investigated multiple paternity in these two species in an area of sympatry. We...
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