Parental behaviour in relation to the occurrence of sneaking in the common goby
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An experiment wherein male common gobies either spawned alone with a female or with a sneaking male present was conducted to determine whether males treat their offspring differently according to confidence of paternity. No differential treatment of their brood was observed, whether males experienced sneaking or not, with estimates of nest defense, fanning rate and parental care the same for the two treatments. No difference in filial cannibalism was likewise noted between the two groups.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Parental behaviour in relation to food availability in the common goby
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Filial cannibalism in the common goby, Pomatoschistus microps, was investigated to identify the influence of food availability on this type of behavior. Males fed in excess exhibited less filial cannibalism behavior than did starved males. Whole clutch cannibalism was observed among males guarding exceptionally small clutches indicating that resource investment is terminated when the reproductive value is smaller than the cost of guarding.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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The capacity for additional matings does not affect male mating competition in the sand goby
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Impact of impending additional mating capacity on the strength of the mating competition in Pomatoschistus minutus, a sand goby, is analyzed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2006
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