The cost of parental care in Haplochromis 'argens' (Cichlidae)

Carl Smith; Robert J. Wootton

doi:10.1007/BF00002184

The cost of parental care in Haplochromis 'argens' (Cichlidae)

Carl Smith^*, Robert J. Wootton

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Abstract

The cost of parental care in the maternal, mouthbrooding cichlid, Haplochromis 'argens' was measured in terms of parental survival, fecundity and breeding frequency. In comparison with non-parental females, those that mouthbrooded eggs for a period of 16 days took 33 % longer to respawn. Parental females also grew more slowly between spawnings, and this may affect their future fecundity. These costs were attributed to the cessation of feeding by parental females while mouthbrooding and/or the hormonal inhibition of oogenesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-104
Number of pages	6
Journal	Environmental Biology of Fishes
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002184
Publication status	Published - 1 May 1994

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Fish
Mouthbrooding
Parental investment
Uniparental care

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