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Brood Relief Behaviour of the Cichlid Fish Etroplus maculatus
Author(s) -
Rechten Catherine
Publication year - 2010
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.1439-0310.1980.tb00704.x
Subject(s) - brood , cichlid , fish <actinopterygii> , nest (protein structural motif) , biology , zoology , fishery , paternal care , ecology , offspring , biochemistry , pregnancy , genetics
Quantitative recordings were made of the behaviour of Etroplus maculatus parents caring for eggs and wrigglers. Spatial and temporal aspects of brood relief behaviour are examined in connection with parent size, time of day, interval since spawning and the frequencies of occurrence of other behaviours. Function aspect of Cichild brood relief behaviour are discussed and compared with those of avian nest relief.