| Abstract: | The Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) has been established in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area for at least 20 years, and its effect on native fishes is unknown. Behavioral trials were performed to determine if aggressive interactions occur between invasive H. cyanoguttatus and native bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). When defending a territory as the resident, L. macrochirus were markedly aggressive, averaging 11.6 aggressive actions per lO-min behavioral trial. In contrast, L. macrochirus were extremely passive as invaders, with 0.5 aggressive actions per trial. Herichthys cyanoguttatus were equally aggressive as residents and as invaders, averaging 4.9 and 6.0 aggressive actions per trial, respectively. Herichthys cyanoguttatus interacted aggressively with native species whether they held territory or not, indicating that this invasive species may have fundamentally different strategies of aggression compared with native L. macrochirus. These differences may explain the continued success of H. cyanoguttatus as an invasive fish in southeastern Louisiana. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 70003599 |
| Citation Author: | Lorenz, O. Thomas; O' Connell, Martin T.; Schofield, Pamela J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Southeast Ecological Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Ethology |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 7 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Springer Tokyo |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Aggressive interactions between the invasive Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) and native bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), with notes on redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus); 2010; Article; Journal; Journal of Ethology; Lorenz, O. Thomas; O‘ Connell, Martin T.; Schofield, Pamela J. |
| Citation Start Page: | 39 |
| Citation Volume: | 29 |
| Citation Year: | 2010 |
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| Text: | Aggressive interactions between the invasive Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) and native bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), with notes on redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus); 2010; Article; Journal; Journal of Ethology; Lorenz, O. Thomas; O‘ Connell, Martin T.; Schofield, Pamela J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Springer Tokyo |
