Motivation but not body size influences territorial contest dynamics in a wild cichlid fish
Abstract
Contests over resources are a key facet of social behaviour and have received extensive theoretical attention. However, the assumptions and predictions of the theoretical models have rarely been tested experimentally in wild free-living vertebrates. Here, we look at resource contests in wild Neolamprologus pulcher, a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish that lives in permanent territories in Lake Tanganyika, Africa. To elicit a contest, we...
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Title
Motivation but not body size influences territorial contest dynamics in a wild cichlid fish
Published Date
Sep 1, 2015
Journal
Volume
107
Pages
19 - 29
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