Research on fighting has emphasized contests between individuals, typically males, but pairs also compete. Monogamous pairs of convict cichlids (Archocentrus nigrofasciatum) compete with other pairs ...
Vol. 142, No. 11/12, Cooperation and Conflict over Investment Strategies in Animals (Nov. - Dec., 2005), pp. 1615-1641 (27 pages) Group size has been shown to positively influence survival of group ...
Perhaps you know someone who's written his name in snow, you know, with urine. That's essentially what some fish do every day. In a study titled, "To pee or not to pee: urine signals mediate ...
"16755"--Spine, v. 1; "16756"--Spine, v. 2. FISH copy v.1 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Purchased from the Bruce Collette Endowment for the Fishes ...
This article originally appeared on Massive. Two cichlids, small silver fish brushed with yellow, romantically swoop and dive around each other. Just out of reach of the breeding pair, a duo of ...
Male cichlids that are constantly threatened by predators grow faster and postpone the full expression of conspicuous breeding coloration for longer. This is shown by a study by biologists from the ...