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The effect of chemical stimuli from conspecifics on the behavior ofHaplochromis burtoni (Cichlidae, Pisces)

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Isolierte Männchen vonHaplochromis burtoni (Cichlidae, Pisces) reagieren auf chemische Reize sexuell aktiver Artgenossen. Reize beider Geschlechter führen zu einer kurzzeitigen Zunahme der Häufigkeit des Verhaltens «Sichnähern» und zu einer langanhaltenden zusätzlichen Schwärzung desAugenstrich-Musters. Die Reize des Weibchens haben darüber hinaus einen geringfügigen fördernden Einfluss auf einige andere Verhaltensweisen.

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  1. Abteilung Mittelstaedt, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, D-8131, Seewiesen/Obb, Germany

    M.-Dominique Crapon de Caprona

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de Caprona, MD.C. The effect of chemical stimuli from conspecifics on the behavior ofHaplochromis burtoni (Cichlidae, Pisces). Experientia 30, 1394–1395 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01919654

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