TY - JOUR

T1 - Territoriality in the tompot blenny Parablennius gattorugine from photographic records

T2 - parablennius gattorugine territoriality

AU - Naylor, P.

AU - Jacoby, David

PY - 2016/4/30

Y1 - 2016/4/30

N2 - The behaviour of the tompot blenny Parablennius gattorugine was studied from a long-term underwater photographic record from two sites on the south-west coast of the U.K. Repeated observations of individually identifiable P. gattorugine during 112 dives revealed that male P. gattorugine may guard eggs in a particular crevice over subsequent breeding seasons, reside in the same location for up to 4 years and recover from injuries received in disputes over territory. Further observations included resident males wiping eggs with greatly expanded anal glands, adult-type fighting between juveniles and unusual behaviour where a large male manipulated an empty mollusc shell for the attention of two smaller conspecifics.

AB - The behaviour of the tompot blenny Parablennius gattorugine was studied from a long-term underwater photographic record from two sites on the south-west coast of the U.K. Repeated observations of individually identifiable P. gattorugine during 112 dives revealed that male P. gattorugine may guard eggs in a particular crevice over subsequent breeding seasons, reside in the same location for up to 4 years and recover from injuries received in disputes over territory. Further observations included resident males wiping eggs with greatly expanded anal glands, adult-type fighting between juveniles and unusual behaviour where a large male manipulated an empty mollusc shell for the attention of two smaller conspecifics.

U2 - 10.1111/jfb.12918

DO - 10.1111/jfb.12918

M3 - Journal article

VL - 88

SP - 1642

EP - 1647

JO - Journal of Fish Biology

JF - Journal of Fish Biology

SN - 0022-1112

IS - 4

ER -