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| Roede, Machteld J.. |
| Approximately 5500 Caribbean labrid fishes belonging to seven species were caught, transported, partly on ice, to the laboratory and subsequently studied. The major portion was examined immediately; some 20 per cent were stored briefly (less than three days) at minus 20°C. Color pattern (and shape of fins) may change during adult life, varying from slightly Halichoeres poeyi) to drastically Thalassoma bifasciatum). Per species a classification into successive color phases has been introduced; these color phases are strongly related to body length. In Halichoeres maculipinna, Hemipteronotus splendens and Hemipteronotus martinicensis females are restricted to the small, first adult color phase; males have exclusively been found in the larger intermediate and... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
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| Ano: 1972 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506053 |
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| Roede, Machteld J.. |
| A brief survey is given of current literature in comparison with former studies. Since the 18th century phenotypic diversity of Labridae is a matter of argument. At first in dribs and drabs, yet last decades at a rapid rate, dichromatic adult morphs are synonymized. There are few monochromatic species. Wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites. Most species are described as monandric, but a minority (of slightly or extremely dichromatic) species is diandric, with both primary and secondary males. Terminal males reproduce with single females, but initial phase males spawn in aggregations. Some species are haremic, and large males are permanently or temporarily territorial. Last decades insight in the various social factors has greatly increased, resulting in... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Sex reversal; Hermaphroditism; Diandry; Monandry; Sex dimorphism; Color changes; Sexual behavior; Labridae. |
| Ano: 1990 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504233 |
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