Differences in sounds made by courting males of three closely related Lake Malawi cichlid species

Courtship sounds made by three sympatric cichlid species, Pseudotropheus zebra, P. callainos and an undescribed species known as P. ‘zebra gold’ were recorded and compared to investigate the potential role of acoustic signals in mate choice. Sounds were emitted during ‘quiver’ and ‘circle’ component...

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Main Author: Amorim, Maria Clara Pessoa (author)
Other Authors: Knight, Mairi E. (author), Stratoudakis, Yorgos (author), Turner, George F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1453
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1453