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Re: Parental behavior
Smart lady this one!!!!!
Mike
Mike Jacobs
Math Instructor, Center for Advanced Technologies
Lakewood H.S., St Pete, Fl.
mfjacobs@geocities.com
mikejacobs@ij.net
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From: Maladorno, Dionigi {DRUG~Nutley} <DIONIGI.MALADORNO@roche.com>
To: 'apisto@majordomo.pobox.com' <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 10:11 AM
Subject: Parental behavior
>I may regret this in the near future due to the tone of
>the debate that is ongoing, but I would like to point out
>that the issue of selecting individuals with egg-eating behavior
>by rearing eggs artificially is further complicated by
>the fact that, if a selection indeed occurs (I have no
>competence in this, and personally I just don't know),
>it might refer to the lack of ability to raise eggs in a non-natural
>environment. In other words, I am wondering if the strains
>that eat eggs might have a behavior more "natural" than
>those who don't, given the obvious advantage of re-cycling
>energy resources when the ideal spawning conditions
>(physical and environmental, such as pH, conductivity,
>lack of adequate territory size, etc.) are not present.
>So, I am not even sure if egg-eating is a negative or
>positive trait: probably it depends on what the acquarist
>wants to accomplish, and both views are acceptable.
>Take this as an hypothesis from somebody who knows
>nothing about ethology.
>
>Dionigi Maladorno
>dionigi.maladorno@roche.com
>This message presents personal opinions which are not necessarily those
>of my employer.
>
>
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