The correlation between subordinate fish eye colour and received attacks: A negative social feedback mechanism for the reduction of aggression during the formation of dominance hierarchies

Zoology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 335-339

  Miyai, Caio A ^a   Carretero Sanches, Fábio H ^a   Costa, Tânia M ^a   Colpo, Karine Delevati ^a   Volpato, Gilson L ^a   Barreto, Rodrigo E ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Cichlidae; Eye colour darkening; Geophagus brasiliensis; Social hierarchy

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CICHLID; EYE COLOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; EYE COLOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; CICHLIDAE; GEOPHAGUS BRASILIENSIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 80955149014     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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