Changes in Aggressive Interaction in Adjacently Territorial Convict Cichlids (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum): A Study of Habituation
β Scribed by Harman V. S. Peeke, Michael J. Herz and James E. Gallagher
- Book ID
- 125560525
- Publisher
- Brill
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0005-7959
- DOI
- 10.2307/4533402
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Scopolamine, pargyline, and imipramine reduce territoral aggression in the convict cichlid. Imipramine is effective at much lower doses than either scopolamine or pargyline. None of the drugs affected activity or predation/feeding, indicating that the observed drug effects are relatively specific.
The present study was designed to assess the effects of resident versus intruder size differences upon the territorial prior-residence effect and level of territorial aggression in convict cichlids. Prior to a direct territorial dominance encounter, pairs of fish were randomly composed for one of th