A new observed pre-copulatory behaviour of the lesser-spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, in captivity
Domi, N.; Poncin, P.; Voss, J. (2000). A new observed pre-copulatory behaviour of the lesser-spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, in captivity, in: Séret, B. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 3rd meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association (Boulogne-sur-Mer, 27-29 May 2000). pp. 67-71 In: Séret, B.; Sire, J.-Y. (Ed.) (2000). Proceedings of the 3rd meeting of the European Elasmobranch Association (Boulogne-sur-Mer, 27-29 May 2000). Société Française d'Ichtyologie: Paris. 90 pp., more |
Keywords | Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal | Author keywords | Scyliorhinus canicula; pre-copulatory behaviour; captivity |
Authors | | Top | - Domi, N.
- Poncin, P., more
- Voss, J.
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Abstract | The lesser-spotted dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, exhibits four pre-copulatory behaviours: nosing, tailing, biting and a newly described one, herein named rubbing, observed on specimens kept in captivity. |
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