Abstract：
:Aggression is an extremely complex behaviour and female aggression is understudied when compared to males. Despite the fact that it has been suggested that conflict among females may be more frequently resolved peacefully, in many species females show high levels of aggression. We used Cichlasoma dimerus to describe dynamics and conflict outcome in intrasexual agonistic encounters. We performed encounters of two sex-matched animals in a neutral arena and we recorded agonistic interactions during one hour. All aggressive and submissive behaviours were described and quantified to perform the ethogram. Encounters followed three phases: pre-contest, contest and post-resolution. Latency, time of resolution and frequency of aggressive displays did not differ between sexes. Relative variations in size between female opponents better explained aggression outcome in each contest, since higher levels of aggression occurred in dyads of more similar fish. However, this was not observed in males, suggesting that probably morphological characteristics could be less relevant in male conflict resolution. Altogether these results suggest that in this ethological context, C. dimerus females are as aggressive as males and that they have similar motivation towards territorial aggression, emphasizing the need of deepening the study of aggression in females and not only in males.
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Behav Processesjournal_title
Behavioural processesauthors
Scaia MF,Morandini L,Noguera CA,Ramallo MR,Somoza GM,Pandolfi Mdoi
10.1016/j.beproc.2017.12.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-02-01 00:00:00pages
61-69eissn
0376-6357issn
1872-8308pii
S0376-6357(17)30395-9journal_volume
147pub_type
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