Paedophagia among cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi/Nyasa

Title: Paedophagia among cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi/Nyasa
Creator: Ribbink, Anthony J
Creator: Ribbink, Anthea C
Date Issued: 1997
Date: 1997
Type: text
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:7134
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011777
Description: Paedophages, as defined here, are cichlids which exploit the protective tactics of other cichlids to steal the offspring from them. The different tactics are reviewed here and a new form of paedophagy is described, in which retrieval of free-swimming young is stimulated by the paedophage so that the offspring gather at the parent's mouth, where they are readily caught by the paedophage.
Format: 4 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Ribbink, A.J. and Ribbink, A.C. (1997) Paedophagia among cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi/Nyasa. South African Journal of Science, 93 (11/12). pp. 509-512.

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