EcologyJournal of EthologyPeer-reviewed
Constraints on paternal care capacity favor a monogamous mating system in the group-living gobiid fish Trimma marinae
Kota Kambe, Kazuya Fukuda, Tomoki Sunobe
The paper investigates why the gobiid fish Trimma marinae is monogamous despite potential for polygyny, finding that males can only care for up to three clutches, leading females to guard mates to monopolize care.
DOI 10.1007/s10164-026-00886-8