Unmasking affiliative behavior among juvenile Midas cichlids (Cichlasoma citrinellum)

• Published in: Journal of comparative psychology (1983) Vol. 102; no. 2; p. 118
• Main Authors: Barlow, G W, Francis, R C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.1988
• Subjects: Aggression - psychology; Agonistic Behavior; Animals; Color Perception; Female; Imprinting (Psychology); Male; Perches; Perciformes; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Social Behavior

Adults of the Midas cichlid (Cichlasoma citrinellum) are predominantly normal-colored (N) morphs, although 8% in nature are gold (G) morphs. They tend to mate assortatively by color; that behavior may be influenced by prior experience with parents or siblings or by their own color. A previous experi...