Comparative Reproductive Behavior and Ecology of Fourteen Species of Darters (Pisces‐Percidae)

Winn, Howard E.

doi:10.2307/1942207

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“…Constantz 1979). resembled the male mating act of the more primitive species of darters (Winn 1958a).…”

Section: Territorial Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Male johnny darters were perhaps shifting from a sexual to a parental phase as reported for sticklebacks (Assem 1967, Iersel 1953, Morris 1958) and sunfishes (Colgan & Gross 1977). The presence of eggs in the nest may have been the triggering stimulus (see Bol 1959, Kramer 1973 since Winn (1958a) induced parental care activities by placing eggs in the nest of a male that had not previously spawned. The behavioural change in the johnny darter seemed less rigid compared to sticklebacks or sunfishes since some darters mated throughout the reproductive cycle.…”

Section: Displays To Conspecificsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although the basic reproductive behaviour has been described for the johnny darter and darters in general (Atz 1940, Winn 1958a, 1958b, there has been no detailed study of the territorial behaviour of a darter with paternal care. In this study we describe and compare territoriality in the johnny darter to the general patterns exhibited by sunfishes and sticklebacks.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Territorial behaviour of the male johnny darter,Etheostoma nigrum

Grant

Colgan

1984

Environ Biol Fish

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A field study was undertaken to describe the territorial behaviour of male johnny darters (Etheostonza niguun?) over the reproductive cycle. While defending eggs, males performed fewer Lateral Displays and lost fewer encounters with conspecific males than in the pre-egg phase. As the reproductive cycle progressed males were less responsive to females and performed relatively fewer courtship and more aggressive displays. Nesting males apparently shifted from a sexual to a parental phase shortly after acquiring eggs.Frequency of response, responsiveness (number of responses/number of intrusions x 100) and maximum distance of response (MDR) of male johnny darters were highest early in the reproductive cycle and decreased over the egg-guarding phase. The patterns of territorial defence exhibited by male johnny darters over the reproductive cycle were similar to those of other species of fish with paternal care.

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“…Constantz 1979). resembled the male mating act of the more primitive species of darters (Winn 1958a).…”

Section: Territorial Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Displays To Conspecificsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Territorial behaviour of the male johnny darter,Etheostoma nigrum

Grant

Colgan

1984

Environ Biol Fish

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“…Even so, taxonomists (Bailey & Gosline 1955, Collette 1965, Page 1977, Collette & Banarescu 1977 have indicated that Hololepis and Microperca are the most highly evolved subgenera of Etheostoma. Winn (1958b) pointed out apparent conflicts between this behavioral evolution and the taxonomists morphological evolution. Clearly, more behavioral and systematic studies are required to resolve these and other conflicts.…”

Section: Genital Papillaementioning

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Spawning and nesting behavior of the waccamaw darter,Etheostoma perlongum

Lindquist

Shute

1981

Environ Biol Fish

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“…Although both use rocky substrates either as shelter from predators (Cracker & Barr 1968, Stein & Magnuson 1976, Rahel & Stein 1988 or as spawning sites (Winn 1958, Downhower & Brown 1980, little is known about how these organisms interact. One particularly interesting problem is how small, cavity-spawning fish such as darters (Percidae) are able to coexist with large, wellarmored predators such as crayfish.…”

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Nest defense and aggressive interactions between a small benthic fish (the johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum) and crayfish

Rahel

1989

Environ Biol Fish

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SynopsisAggression by nest-guarding male johnny darters, Etheostoma n&urn, against intruding crayfish was investigated in laboratoy experiments and field observations. In the laboratory, darter success in chasing crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, from the nest site was inversely related to crayfish size. Small crayfish (less than 15 mm carapace length) were routinely evicted from the nest area by nips directed at the posterior end of the abdomen. Although such aggressive behavior was less successful against larger crayfish, even the largest crayfish tested (carapace length 30-32 mm) were chased from the nest area in 33% of the trials. Those large crayfish that entered nests often remained despite repeated attacks by the male johnny darter and egg predation was observed. In a small Ohio stream, openings to johnny darter nests were generally between 7 and 13 mm. Thus crayfish with a carapace height greater than 13 mm (corresponding to a carapace length greater than 29mm) would not be able to enter johnny darter nests. In field observations, male johnny darters successfully defended nests against another crayfish species (Orconectes sanborni, carapace length 12-29mm). Together, aggressive behavior and small size of nest entrances allow the johnny darter to successfully reproduce in areas with abundant crayfish.

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Comparative Reproductive Behavior and Ecology of Fourteen Species of Darters (Pisces‐Percidae)

Cited by 195 publications

References 23 publications

Territorial behaviour of the male johnny darter,Etheostoma nigrum

Territorial behaviour of the male johnny darter,Etheostoma nigrum

Spawning and nesting behavior of the waccamaw darter,Etheostoma perlongum

Nest defense and aggressive interactions between a small benthic fish (the johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum) and crayfish

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