AGONISTIC AND REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS IN MALES OF RED HYBRID TILAPIA, OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) X O. MOSSAMBICUS (PETERS, 1852) (OSTEICHTHYES: CICHLIDAE)

Agonistic and reproductive behaviors in males of red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) x O. mossambicus (Peters, 1852) (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae)

The red hybrid tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) x O.mossambicus (Peters, 1852) is a fertile hybrid used in the Wine Tumbler semi-intensive level of fish culture in the Northeast of Brazil.It is a territorial cichlid and is highly aggressive towards conspecifics during the breeding season.The purpose of this study was to investigate a

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Heterogeneity of recreationists in a park and protected area.

Limited information and resources have caused many parks and protected areas (PPAs) to functionally manage recreationists as a single homogeneous group, despite potential negative social and ecological consequences.We aimed to evaluate the homogeneity of recreationists at the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) by 1) quantifying frequencies Ve

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