Parental coordination with respect to color polymorphism in a crater lake fish

Topi K. Lehtonen

Behavioral Ecology, 2017, vol. 28, issue 3, 925-933

Abstract: Lay Summary Parental duties, observed in the natural lake environment of cichlid fish, were better coordinated when the parents had the same body color. Indeed, individuals that pair up with a mate of other color varieties than their own may be disadvantaged due to behavioral incompatibilities. These findings are important because they show how coordination of parental tasks can be important in the evolution of species that have multiple co-occurring morphologies.

Keywords: aggression; behavioral compatibility; color polymorphism; morph frequency; parental care; territoriality. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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