It is not some secret that stress can be bad for animal brains, and social stress itself can lead to a build up of oxidative ...

Social stress is bad for your brain. It's a prime suspect in the accumulation of oxidative stress in the brain, which is ...

You've also placed a whole host of guppy predators in the test pool: 30 rivulus, 30 acara, and 30 cichlids. Cichlids, generally only found in the largest, deepest stretches of guppy streams ...

Over 1,800 species of cichlid fish live in Africa’s Rift Valleys lakes. In this crowded world, many cichlid species use ‘mouth-brooding’ to both incubate their eggs, and protect their young.

A British zoo is spearheading a dramatic conservation effort to save a rare fish species from extinction - after discovering ...

Dominant male cichlids stand out for their large size and vibrant colors — features driven by hormones linked to reproductive ...

Fish suffer from "social stress " - just like humans, according to a new study. Researchers found that male fish with low ...

Cichlids: Cichlidae are unique in that they have teeth both in their jaw and in the throat and a single nostril on either side of the head instead of 2. One of the reasons for the family's massive ...

By studying cichlids - a highly social, very hierarchical fish species - scientists have now found that social stress raises oxidative stress in the brains of low-status fish. Study lead author Dr.