Large group size yields group stability in the cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher

Heg, Dik; Brouwer, Lyanne; Bachar, Zina; Taborsky, M.

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Large group size yields group stability in the cooperatively breeding cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher

Date

2005

Authors

Heg, Dik

Brouwer, Lyanne

Bachar, Zina

Taborsky, M.

Publisher

Brill Academic Publishers

Abstract

Group size has been shown to positively influence survival of group members in many cooperatively breeding vertebrates, including the Lake Tanganyika cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher, suggesting Allee effects. However, long-term data are scarce to test how