Helper response to experimentally manipulated predation risk in the cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher.

We manipulated predation risk in a field experiment with the cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher by releasing no predator, a medium- or a large-sized fish predator inside underwater cages enclosing two to three natural groups. We assessed whether helpers changed their helping behav...

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Main Authors: Dik Heg, Michael Taborsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2877084?pdf=render