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Preference for the sites of fighting in two teleost species
Author(s) -
Bronstein Paul M.,
Parmigiani Stefano,
Torricelli Patrizia,
Brain Paul F.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1988)14:5<363::aid-ab2480140506>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - preference , aggression , generality , convict , freshwater fish , social preferences , ecology , social hierarchy , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , biology , fishery , psychology , communication , social psychology , criminology , economics , psychotherapist , microeconomics
Males of two species of freshwater fish (convict cichlids and Italian freshwater gobies) fought with conspecifics and subsequently remained near the visual and spatial cues that had been paired with those social encounters. These data show that postfight preference for combat sites is a phenomenon of some generality among teleosts. The likely role of learning in establishing postfight preferences for the locales of aggression is discussed.