In the Azorean rock-pool blenny (Parablennius parvicornis) reproductively active males display alternative morphotypes, which differ in the expression of secondary sexual characters (SSC). Males expressing SSC, theMCmorphotype, have high androgen levels and compete for crevices that will be visited by females to spawn.MCmales holding nests court females and care for the eggs. Males with low expression of SSC, t...
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