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Stickleback mating is a cut-throat business. The male builds a nest, starts elaborately courting a female and she, when she is charmed enough, lays eggs in his nest for him to ejaculate over and fertilize. But often other males try to fertilize the eggs as well. Males who feel their nest is threatened ejaculate more to raise their chances of being the first to father the baby fish.
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Tinbergens male stickleback fish would attack models of other males if the models had what?
Red belly
What has the author Jan Jozef Arnold van Iersel written?
Jan Jozef Arnold van Iersel has written: 'An analysis of the parental behaviour of the male three-spined stickleback' -- subject(s): Behavior, Parental behavior in animals, Threespine stickleback
Do male guppies fish die after mating?
Yes they do
What type of behavior is a male firefly exhibiting when he displays his flash pattern to a female?
Mating behavior
What term describes the behavior between male and female of the same species for the purpose of mating?
I would think that the term would be "rituals" or "mating rituals".
How do you think a stickleback knows when a male and not a female is near?
it will of changed its colour
How do animals adapt to mating?
There's a certain type of fish and frog that can change their sex if no male is present.
What happens when the betta fish start mating?
Before the mating period, the male betta will create a bubble nest, where the eggs will reside. Once the female is near, they will usually fight each other before finally mating. Once they finish, the male will take the eggs in his mouth and put them in the nest. If these are pet betta fish, then the female should be removed after an hour or two.
Is a behavior in mating in which one male breeds with a female for a certain period of time and then finds a different mate the following mating season.?
That is completely normal, the female might not accept the same male 2 times in a row, unless it doesn't recognize it.
What is the definition of spawing ground?
A body of water in which fish mate and lay their eggs. Mating in fish is external: the male releases his sperm over the lain eggs.
Which behavior in mating is when one male breeds with a female for a certain period of time and then finds a different mate the following mating season?
That is completely normal, the female might not accept the same male 2 times in a row, unless it doesn't recognize it.
If your betta fish has babies will the male betta fish eat them?
yes after mating a female will be tired and hungry and if the male does not run her away she may eat the eggs for energy.
