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Agonistic displays in the rock bass, Ambloplites rupestris

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Agonistic encounters between pairs of adult rick bass, Ambloplites rupestris were observed and the behaviour and changes in coloration of the dominant and subordinate individuals analysed. Dominance coloration involved the establishment of a high degree of visual contrast, whereas subordinate coloration made the animals darker and their coloration less striking, thus perhaps serving a protective function.

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  1. Biology Department, The Pennsylvania State University, P.O. Box 1830, 18708, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

    Martha E. Casterlin & William W. Reynolds

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Casterlin, M.E., Reynolds, W.W. Agonistic displays in the rock bass, Ambloplites rupestris. Hydrobiologia 65, 19–21 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00032714

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