Brood protection at a cost: Mouth brooding under hypoxia in an African cichlid

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Corrie, Lu Wen Chi ^a,b   Chapman, Lauren J ^c,d   Reardon, Erin E ^c  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b McGill University ^*  (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic surface respiration; Cichlidae; Gill ventilation; Oxygen; Parental care; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BROOD REARING; CICHLID; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESPIRATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; CICHLIDAE; PSEUDOCRENILABRUS MULTICOLOR VICTORIAE;

EID: 43049134478     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9251-4     Document Type: Article

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