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Spatial Variation in Behavior in Relation to Territoriality in Dwarf Cichlids Apistogramma ramirezi
Author(s) -
Black Charles H.,
Wiley R. Haven
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
zeitschrift für tierpsychologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0044-3573
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1977.tb02122.x
Subject(s) - territoriality , agonistic behaviour , variation (astronomy) , biology , ecology , zoology , geography , psychology , developmental psychology , aggression , physics , astrophysics
Activity fields and isolation fields are measured for four territorial dwarf cichlids Apistogramma ramirezi and related to spatial variation in frequencies of agonistic encounters. Trespassers evidently avoid the immediate presence of a resident but not locations of previous encounters with residents.