Antipredator defences of young are independently determined by genetic inheritance, maternal effects and own early experience in mouthbrooding cichlids
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determined by genetic inheritance, maternal effects and own early experience in mouthbrooding cichlids Ariane Stratmann and Barbara Taborsky* Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Wohlenstrasse 50A, CH-3032 Hinterkappelen, Switzerland; and Division of Animal Welfare, Veterinary Public Health Institute, University of Bern, Burgerweg 22, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
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تاریخ انتشار 2014