Preliminary Investigations into Competitive Spawning in the Anabantoid Fish, Colisa fasciata Bloch and Schneider.

Dawes, John A.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Preliminary Investigations into Competitive Spawning in the Anabantoid Fish, Colisa fasciata Bloch and Schneider

Dawes, John A.

School Science Review, 56, 196, 522-533, Mar 75

Describes three experiments which investigated the behavior of "Colisa fasciata" males in full breeding condition subjected to competition for nest sites and a single female. Concludes that for these fish territorial dominance is established in a relatively short time, the period varying with the intensity of competition. (MLH)

Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biological Sciences, Biology, Fishes, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Materials, Scientific Research, Zoology

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