Food intake by mouthbrooding females ofCyphotilapia frontosa (Cichlidae) to feed both themselves and their young |
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| Authors: | Yasunobu Yanagisawa Haruki Ochi |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biology, Ehime University, 790 Matsuyama, Japan;(2) Mukaishima Marine Biological Station, Hiroshima University, 722 Onomichi, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Synopsis Feeding behaviour of mouthbrooding females ofCyphotilapia frontosa was observed in their natural habitat, and specimens of mouthbrooding females and the young in their mouths were examined in the laboratory. Mouthbrooding females exhibited feeding actions and their guts contained about one quarter as much food as those of nonbrooding adults. A substantial amount of food was found in young 12.5 mm TL who retained a large quantity of yolk, and gut fullness of young increased as they grew. Weight changes of the young suggested that the buccal feeding augmented their growth. |
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| Keywords: | Buccal feeding of young Parental care Lake Tanganyika |
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