[HTML][HTML] Carotenoid-based coloration in cichlid fishes

KM Sefc, AC Brown, ED Clotfelter - … and Physiology Part A: Molecular & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Animal colors play important roles in communication, ecological interactions and speciation.
Carotenoid pigments are responsible for many yellow, orange and red hues in animals …

Coloration reflects behavioural types in the convict cichlid, Amatitlania siquia

C Schweitzer, S Motreuil, FX Dechaume-Moncharmont - Animal Behaviour, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Variation in colour traits between individuals predicted their behavioural
types.•Proactive convict cichlids were more likely to be dark.•Proactive females had a …

Genetic architecture underlying changes in carotenoid accumulation during the evolution of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

MR Riddle, AC Aspiras, F Damen… - … Zoology Part B …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are lipid‐soluble yellow to orange pigments produced by plants, bacteria, and
fungi. They are consumed by animals and metabolized to produce molecules essential for …

Effect of dietary lipid on growth, expression of canthaxanthin‐based coloration, digestive enzymes activities and immunity in blood parrot cichlid Amphilophus …

M Li, MM Rahman, YC Lin, K Chiu - Aquaculture Nutrition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A 42‐day experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of four different lipid containing
diets (lipid 74.0, 105.3, 135.0, 168.1 g/kg diet) on growth, digestive enzymes activities …