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Low incidence of cannibalism among brood parasitic cuckoo catfish embryos
- 1.0571304 - ÚBO 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Zimmermann, Holger - Tolman, Deryk - Reichard, Martin
Low incidence of cannibalism among brood parasitic cuckoo catfish embryos.
Behavioral Ecology. Roč. 34, č. 4 (2023), s. 521-527. ISSN 1045-2249. E-ISSN 1465-7279
Institutional support: RVO:68081766
Keywords : brood parasitism * cichlid fish * embryo predation * mouthbrooding * siblicide * sibling competition
OECD category: Zoology
Impact factor: 2.4, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://academic.oup.com/beheco/advance-article/doi/10.1093/beheco/arad024/7111318
Offspring of brood parasites vigorously compete for host resources. Cuckoo catfish embryos feed on host offspring but only rarely resort to cannibalism, despite the ensuing benefits of decreased competition and direct energy provisions. Cannibalism among cuckoo catfish embryos emerges to mitigate starvation and not to eliminate competition.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0342558
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