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In each of seven pairs of size-matched convict cichlids, the first animal to bite became the dominant fighter.
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This research was supported by grants to the first author from the Rackham Foundation and from the Faculty Development Committee of the University of Michigan-Flint. We thank D. O. F. Skibinski for providing the animals.
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Bronstein, P.M., Brain, P.F. Successful prediction of dominance in convict cichlids, Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum . Bull. Psychon. Soc. 29, 455–456 (1991). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333969
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333969