Nest-building and communal care of young byTilapia rendalli dumeril (pisces, cichlidae) in Lake Malawi (original) (raw)

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Tilapia rendalli of Lake Malawi dig large tunnels in their nests and practise communal care of young. Both these traits are considered to be antipredator adaptations.

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1. Anthony J. Ribbink
   Present address: Fisheries Research Centre, P.O. Box 27, Monkey Bay, Malawi

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1. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
   Anthony J. Ribbink, Alan C. Marsh & Beverley A. Marsh

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1. Anthony J. Ribbink
2. Alan C. Marsh
3. Beverley A. Marsh

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Ribbink, A.J., Marsh, A.C. & Marsh, B.A. Nest-building and communal care of young by_Tilapia rendalli_ dumeril (pisces, cichlidae) in Lake Malawi.Environ Biol Fish 6, 219–222 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002787

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• Received: 28 May 1980
• Accepted: 09 June 1980
• Issue date: May 1981
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002787

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