Hey all,
I was running the mbuna list for a friend of mine the other day and came across an interesting observation. Perhaps this has been discussed before... Do you find that monomorphic species tend to be less aggressive than dimorphic?
Examples abound - L caeruleus, maingano, acei, rusty, m callanios, socolofi, L textilis, ps dolphin etc. Of course the glaring counter-example is the demasoni. However, I find that as a general observation, it seems to hold true. Perhaps that when it is harder for the dominant male to differentiate males from females, it reduces the aggression.
Food for thought? What do you guys think?
Chong
I was running the mbuna list for a friend of mine the other day and came across an interesting observation. Perhaps this has been discussed before... Do you find that monomorphic species tend to be less aggressive than dimorphic?
Examples abound - L caeruleus, maingano, acei, rusty, m callanios, socolofi, L textilis, ps dolphin etc. Of course the glaring counter-example is the demasoni. However, I find that as a general observation, it seems to hold true. Perhaps that when it is harder for the dominant male to differentiate males from females, it reduces the aggression.
Food for thought? What do you guys think?
Chong