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Table 2 Distribution of male courtship tactics

From: Alternative reproductive tactics and inverse size-assortment in a high-density fish spawning aggregation

Habitat

Male size

Courtship tactic

Total sampled

Schoola

Pair

Slope

Large

20

4

23

Small

11

8

19

Shelf

Large

0

4

4

Small

0

26

26

  1. The frequency of small (40–55 cm) and large (56+ cm) males involved in school or pair courtship in shelf and slope habitats (n = 72 males) at the aggregation site