Parental care and mating systems of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika: a preliminary field survey

1986 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Kuwamura
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Mating Systems ◽  
Lake Tanganyika ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Cichlid Fishes

scholarly journals Repeated Parallel Evolution of Parental Care Strategies within Xenotilapia, a Genus of Cichlid Fishes from Lake Tanganyika

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. e31236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Kidd ◽  
Nina Duftner ◽  
Stephan Koblmüller ◽  
Christian Sturmbauer ◽  
Hans A. Hofmann
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Lake Tanganyika ◽  
Parallel Evolution ◽  
Cichlid Fishes

scholarly journals Mating and Parental Care in Lake Tanganyika's Cichlids

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina M. Sefc
Keyword(s):  
Parental Care ◽  
Cooperative Breeding ◽  
Mating Systems ◽  
Lake Tanganyika ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Reproductive Tactics ◽  
Reproductive Behaviors ◽  
Cichlid Species ◽  
Care Patterns ◽  
Selection Intensities

Cichlid fishes of Lake Tanganyika display a variety of mating and parental care behaviors, including polygamous and monogamous mouthbrooding and substrate breeding, cooperative breeding, as well as various alternative reproductive tactics such as sneaking and piracy. Moreover, reproductive behaviors sometimes vary within species both in space and in time. Here, I survey reports on mating and parenting behaviors of Lake Tanganyika cichlid species and address the evolution of mating and parental care patterns and sexual dimorphism. Notes on measures of sexual selection intensity and the difficulties of defining mating systems and estimating selection intensities at species level conclude the essay.

scholarly journals SEXUAL SELECTION DETERMINES PARENTAL CARE PATTERNS IN CICHLID FISHES

Evolution ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 2015-2026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Gonzalez-Voyer ◽  
John L. Fitzpatrick ◽  
Niclas Kolm
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
Cichlid Fishes ◽  
Care Patterns

Phylogeographic Patterns in Populations of Cichlid Fishes from Rocky Habitats in Lake Tanganyika

1997 ◽  
pp. 97-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTIAN STURMBAUER ◽  
LUKAS RÜBER ◽  
ERIK VERHEYEN ◽  
AXEL MEYER
Keyword(s):  
Lake Tanganyika ◽  
Cichlid Fishes ◽  
Rocky Habitats
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document