Sexual Patterns in the Labroid Fishes of the Western Caribbean, II: The Parrotfishes (Scaridae)
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE is handstamped in a limited number of initial copies and is recorded in the Institution's annual report, Smithsonian Year. SERIES COVER DESIGN: The coral Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus). Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Robertson, D. R. Sexual patterns in the labroid fishes of the Western Caribbean, II, the parrotfishes (Scaridae). (Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 255) Companion volume to Sexual patterns in the labroid fishes of the Western Caribbean, I, the wrasses (Labridae) by R. R. Warner and D. R. Robertson. Bibliography: p. 1. Scaridae—Behavior. 2. Sexual behavior in animals. 3. Fishes—Behavior. 4. Fishes—Caribbean Sea. I. Warner, Robert R., joint author. II. Title. III. Series: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian contributions to zoology ; no. 255. QL1.S54 no. 255 [QL638.S3] 591'.08s [59V.58J 77-608162
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