Prosocial and antisocial choices in a monogamous cichlid with biparental care
Cooperative species, like humans, can display spontaneously prosocial behaviour. Experiments on a monogamous fish with biparental care shows that pair bonded males are prosocial to both their long-term mates and to strange females, but make antisocial choices if their mate is watching, or if another...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22075-6 |
| Summary: | Cooperative species, like humans, can display spontaneously prosocial behaviour. Experiments on a monogamous fish with biparental care shows that pair bonded males are prosocial to both their long-term mates and to strange females, but make antisocial choices if their mate is watching, or if another male is the potential recipient. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |