Life history traits of parental care in Crenicichla lepidota (Cichliformes, Geophagini) in the upper Paraguay River basin, Brazil

Abstract During focal observations carried out in the Olho d’Água River, upper Paraguay River basin, Brazil, we registered the defensive behaviour of one pair of Crenicichla lepidota attempting to protect their offspring from conspecific and non-specific predators. Adults exhibited substrate-guardin...

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Main Authors: Matthijs Strietman, Douglas Alves Lopes, Thais Buzetti Barboza, Fernando Rogério de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2021-02-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492021000100203&tlng=en