Text Appearing Before Image: Darter Spawning Behavior 137 Text Appearing After Image: Fig. 1. Egg deposition sites of darters. A) Percina evides spawning in Little River, Blount Co., TN, 17 June 1979. B) Etheostoma duryi spawning in Butler Creek, Lawrence Co., TN, 5 April 1975. C) Etheostoma chlorosomum spawning in aquarium; eggs are being deposited on dead leaf. D) E. asprigene spawning in aquarium; eggs are being deposited on leaves of grass. E) E. barbouri male and his nest of eggs on the underside of stone removed from Pettys Fork, Adair Co., KY, 29 May 1981. F) E. aquali male and his nest of eggs on underside of stone removed from Buffalo River, Lewis Co., TN, 5 May 1981. The male E. barbouri and E. aquali were guarding the eggs prior to removal.
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