Decision Making and Assessment in the Fighting Behaviour of Nannacara anomala (Cichlidae, Pisces)

Ethology - Tập 72 Số 2 - Trang 143-153 - 1986
Magnus Enquist1, Sven Jakobsson1
1Division of Ethology, Department of Zoology, University of Stockholm

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AbstractPredictions from ESS‐theory concerning assessment of fighting ability and decision making are tested using a cichlid fish Nannacara anomala. Pairs with a pronounced difference in weight were allowed to interact. Fight duration increased when the difference in weight between the contestants decreased and the probability of an escalation from tail‐beating to mouth‐wrestling also increased when the weight difference decreased. Despite the fact that weight difference very well predicts the outcome of fights in this species it was found that fishes weighing less than 50 % of the opponent engaged in fighting, which suggests that visual assessment alone provides only limited information about relative fighting ability. The possible functions of various behaviour patterns are discussed in relation to assessment and escalation.

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Ethology

Tập 72 Số 2

143-153

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