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Behaviour

Spawning behaviour and sexual dimorphism in the North American cyprinid fish Notropis leedsi, the bannerfin shiner

Felix G. Rabito Jr Department of Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, U.S.A.
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David C. Heins Department of Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, U.S.A.
Pages 1155-1163 | Accepted 13 Nov 1984, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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