Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Shell-Brooding Lake Tanganyika Cichlid Neolamprologus brevis

Figure 3

Comparisons of gonadosomatic index among the different habitats. SB: shell bed; SS, shells on a sandy bottom; MA: midwater aggregation in a rocky habitat; SP: shell patches in a rocky habitat. The single female in midwater aggregations was omitted from analysis. Filled and grey bars indicate males floating above nests and males in shells, respectively. Different letters beside the values indicate statistically significant differences determined using a Bonferroni correction.