Difference in body size (or sexual dimorphism) between males and females is common across the animal kingdom. One of the most extreme examples of sexual dimorphism is found in the cichlid fish species ...

Male cichlids that are constantly threatened by predators grow faster and postpone the full expression of conspicuous breeding coloration for longer. Thereby, the animals reduce their risk of becoming ...

"16755"--Spine, v. 1; "16756"--Spine, v. 2. FISH copy v.1 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Purchased from the Bruce Collette Endowment for the Fishes ...

Male cichlids that are constantly threatened by predators grow faster and postpone the full expression of conspicuous breeding coloration for longer. This is shown by a study by biologists from the ...