Metabolic costs of aggressive behaviour in the siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens

Aggressive conflicts between males are often resolved by means of multiple ritualized agonistic displays without damaging escalation. Apparently, in such cases by using those displays opponents exchange important motivational and physical information on which they base a decision to stay or leave th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castro, Nídia (author)
Other Authors: Ros, Albert F. H. (author), Becker, Klaus (author), Oliveira, Rui Filipe (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Aggression
Oxygen consumption
Betta splendens
Costs
Winner–loser effect
Communication
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1283
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1283

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1283

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