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African cichlid Pseudotropheus spp. males moan to females during foreplay
Author(s) -
Simões J. M.,
Fonseca P. J.,
Turner G. F.,
Amorim M. C. P.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01828.x
Subject(s) - biology , cichlid , courtship , courtship display , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery
This study describes a new courtship sound (moan) produced by Pseudotropheus spp. males, not previously reported for cichlids. Moans are short tonal sounds often showing frequency modulation. This sound type is of very low amplitude and is produced when males swim in close proximity to a female, usually before performing more exuberant behavioural exhibitions, such as darting, quivering the body and growling.