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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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2021-02-01
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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 |