Female convict cichlid fish turned into pessimists when separated from partners. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Being stuck with an unwanted romantic partner is enough to put ...

By Cynthia Hubert. October 23, 2024. It all started with the Convict cichlids. The small striped fish, native of Central America, captured Sac State Biology Professor Ron Coleman’s attention in a ...

Through a series of prosocial choice tasks, researchers reveal prosocial and antisocial characteristics in male convict cichlid fish. The fish distinguish between female breeding partners, unknown ...

I hope to determine if the same pattern I found in convict cichlids (larger size of egg in first spawnings; see below) exists for these mouthbrooding African cichlid species. Psudocrenilabrus ...

The high cost of neurogenesis. The researchers randomly assigned 86-day-old cichlids to one of two treatment groups. Each group consisted of five tanks containing shoals of 28 fish.

Researchers at the University of Burgundy performed a series of tests on convict cichlids – a species of small, monogamous fish native to Central America – to measure their mood and emotional ...

Fish separated from their mate pine for each other and become pessimistic, scientists have found for the first time, challenging the belief that sexual emotional attachment is unique to humans.

This photo provided by Osaka City University shows a male convict cichlid. OSAKA -- Researchers in Japan have found that the males of one monogamous species of fish have "compassion" for their ...

Through a series of prosocial choice tasks, researchers reveal prosocial and antisocial characteristics in male convict cichlid fish. The fish distinguish between female breeding partners, unknown ...