Spawning Coordination of Mates in a Shell Brooding Cichlid

Table 2

Frequencies and proportions of all possible sequences of three essential behaviours of males and females during spawning in the field.

Male mouthing	Female shifting	Male sperm release	Frequency	% of total
Yes	Yes	Yes	473	59.4
Yes	Yes	No	0	0
Yes	No	Yes	3	0.4
Yes	No	No	320	40.2
No	Yes	Yes	0	0
No	Yes	No	0	0
No	No	Yes	0	0