Cannibalistic behaviour in fish is reviewed here for the first time. 2. Cannibalism has been
recorded in 36 out of 410 teleost families according to the published literature, but is …

This review summarizes information on filial cannibalism (the act of eating one's own
offspring) in teleost fish. Cannibalistic parents can either consume their whole brood (total …

Parents that kill and consume their offspring often appear to be acting against their own
reproductive interests. Yet parent–offspring cannibalism is common and taxonomically …

Cannibalism, the act of eating an individual of the same species, has long intrigued
researchers. More than 30 years after publication of reviews on the topic, there appears to …

Previous work on the bicolor damselfish, a species with exclusive male parental care of
eggs, suggested that female mate choice was based on male characteristics. The aims of …

Male river bullheads guard and care for egg masses during a single brood cycle every
breeding season. A study of two bullhead populations demonstrated that nesting males …

Filial cannibalism (the eating of one's own offspriugl occurs in a variety of taxa, but is
especially prevalent in fishes with parental care. Recent research supports a central tenet of …

Female mate choice and patterns of clutch loss were investigated in a natural population of
the bicolor damselfish, Stegastes partitus, in an attempt to link criteria used by females in …

Sand goby males guarding eggs from one female without access to food lost 13.9% of their
body weight over a caring period of 10 days. This was more than twice the body weight lost …

Female preference for males that already have eggs in their nest has been reported in many
fish species. The presence of eggs may provide a cue for copying the choice of previous …