AGONISTIC PROFILE AND METABOLISM IN ALEVINS OF THE NILE TILAPIA
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1995-01-01
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Alvarenga, CMD
Volpato, G. L.
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Elsevier B.V.
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Metabolic differences derived from social stress usually show data with high variance that may hinder the finding of important differences. Since such high variance may be caused by agonistic variability occurring during social interactions, this work tested whether metabolism is associated with agonistic profile in the cichlid fish Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.). Metabolism was inferred from oxygen consumption, resistance to progressive hypoxia and ventilatory rate. Fifteen pairs of alevins were used for each metabolic and behavioral series. An ethogram based on 8 types of agonistic interactions was employed. Agonistic profiles were determined and associated with the physiological parameters later on. The test of canonical correlation showed significant association between some agonistic profiles and metabolism. Ventral nipping and lateral fight appeared as the two most important in promoting association with metabolism.
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CONFRONTATION, METABOLISM, OXYGEN CONSUMPTION, VENTILATORY RATE, RESPIRATION, HYPOXIA, NILE TILAPIA, OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS, SOCIAL STRESS, BEHAVIOR, FISH, DOMINANCE HIERARCHY
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Physiology & Behavior. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V., v. 57, n. 1, p. 75-80, 1995.