paedophagy
Sign in to savethumb|The orange chromide, (Pseudetroplus maculatus) will feed on eggs Paedophagy (literally meaning the "consumption of children") in its general form is the feeding behaviour of fish or other animals whose diet is partially, or primarily the eggs or larvae of other animals. However, P. H. Greenwood, who was the first to describe paedophagia, defines it to be a feeding behaviour evolved among cichlid fishes.
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Vinony's link graph records 244 inbound references to paedophagy, and connects out to demersal, egg predation and fish.
It is catalogued under topics including Carnivory, Cichlids and Ichthyology.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Location
- Mouth brooding
- Behaviour
- Stealing from guarding phase
- Morphology
- Trade-offs
- See also
- References
thumb|The orange chromide, (Pseudetroplus maculatus) will feed on eggs Paedophagy (literally meaning the "consumption of children") in its general form is the feeding behaviour of fish or other animals whose diet is partially, or primarily the eggs or larvae of other animals. However, P. H. Greenwood, who was the first to describe paedophagia, defines it to be a feeding behaviour evolved among cichlid fishes.
== Location ==
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