Parental investment of a biparental cichlid fish, Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum, in relation to brood size and past investment

1990 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1128-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Lavery ◽  
Miles H.A. Keenleyside
Keyword(s):  
Parental Investment ◽  
Brood Size ◽  
Cichlid Fish ◽  
Cichlasoma Nigrofasciatum

The Influence of Parental Color Morph on Mate Choice in the Cichlid Fish Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum

Ethology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Siepen ◽  
M.-Dominique Crapon de Caprona
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Cichlid Fish ◽  
Color Morph ◽  
Cichlasoma Nigrofasciatum

The Effects of a Trade-Off Between Foraging and Brood Defense On Parental Behaviour in the Convict Cichlid Fish, Cichlasoma Nigrofasciatum

Behaviour ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 120 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 123-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Rangeley ◽  
JEAN-GUY J. Godin
Keyword(s):  
Cichlid Fish ◽  
Net Energy ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Parental Effort ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Cichlasoma Nigrofasciatum ◽  
Investment Theory ◽  
Convict Cichlids ◽  
Brood Defense ◽  
Energy Gains

AbstractParental convict cichlids, Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum, responded to the presence of a potential brood predator by decreasing net energy gains (food intake decreased and energy expenditure increased) while increasing parental effort (large allocation of time to brood defense). These behaviours are important factors in the life-history trade-off between current and future reproductive investments. The allocation of energy into defense behaviours and elevated activity levels, combined with a voluntary reduction of food consumption, represent an investment in the current brood which could (in nature) reduce future reproduction. Contrary to parental investment theory predictions, consistent increases in parental effort with brood age were not evident.

An experimental test of the effect of brood size on glucocorticoid responses, parental investment, and offspring phenotype

2017 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maren N. Vitousek ◽  
Brittany R. Jenkins ◽  
Joanna K. Hubbard ◽  
Sara A. Kaiser ◽  
Rebecca J. Safran
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Test ◽  
Parental Investment ◽  
Brood Size
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