Effects of social position on subsequent courtship and mating activity in an African cichlid

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2024

Abstract Within social hierarchies, rank can be dynamic and modulated by changes in molecular and/or physiological substrates. Here, we sought to better understand how environment shape male spawning behaviors outcomes African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni . First, using a dyad paradigm, generated territorial (T)/ Non-territorial (NT) pairs. After establishing stable hierarchy, the of Ts NTs were recorded scored. Afterward, pairs separated individually moved into phase, which consisted new tank with novel females no other males where their While previous studies have shown non-territorial unique behavioral profiles, deepen this interpretation focus on latency decision-making, transition matrices representing enriched sequences behavior. We found that while courtship are shared between stably ascending only animals phase ones reproductively successful subsequent 16 hour phase.

Язык: Английский

Effects of social position on subsequent courtship and mating activity in an African cichlid

Hydrobiologia, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024

Язык: Английский