Aggression of guarding male smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) towards potential brood predators near the nest
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Models of potential brood predators placed near the nest were used to elicit defence behaviour in male smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) in the field. The three predator models represented a conspecific, a species found in the lake (yellow perch, Perca flavescens), and a species not present in the lake (brown bullhead, Ictalurus nebulosus). Aggressive behaviour increased with brood age and with decreasing distance between model and nest. Brood-guarding smallmouth bass exhibited a generalized response to the three predator models and did not discriminate between them by altering levels of aggression.
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