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Sex ratio in kribensis influenced by environment

April 3rd, 2013 — 6:29pm

Adult male; red operculum morph (?) © Tino Strauss

Scientists from the University of Alberta, Canada, have ascertained that the pH of water influences both sex ratio and male phenotype in the kribensis, Pelvicahromis pulcher. Continue reading »

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Dwarf cichlid has infrared vision

October 31st, 2012 — 2:25pm

Mike Norén

Biologists from the University of Bonn have discovered that the dwarf cichlid Pelvicachromis taeniatus can perceive light in the near-infrared range, a phenomenon previously considered unlikely at best and which apparently helps them hunt prey in shallow African rivers. Continue reading »

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