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The Ontogeny of Social Behavior and Body Coloration in the African Cichlid Fish Haplochromis burtoni
Author(s) -
Fernald Russell D.,
Hirata Nancy R.
Publication year - 1979
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.1439-0310.1979.tb01025.x
Subject(s) - cichlid , ontogeny , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , zoology , fishery , genetics
The ontogeny of behavioral patterns and body coloration are described for the African cichlid fish, Haplochromis burtoni . The development of particular color patterns correlates directly with appearance of behavioral patterns which “use” those color patterns. There is a flexible timetable associated with these events which depends on both social and environmental factors.