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- Publications
- Influence
Sneakers, Satellites, and Helpers: Parasitic and Cooperative Behavior in Fish Reproduction
- M. Taborsky
- Biology
- 1994
Organisms compete for various resources in the course of sexual reproduction. First, there is intrasexual competition for obtaining mates. Then, there is the need to exclude reproductive competitors… Expand
Paying to stay or paying to breed? Field evidence for direct benefits of helping behavior in a cooperatively breeding fish
- S. Balshine-Earn, Franics C. Neat, H. Reid, M. Taborsky
- Biology
- 1998
Several hypotheses aim to explain the evolution of helping behavior, but conclusive experimental support for evaluating the relative importance of individual hypotheses is still larking We report on… Expand
Broodcare helpers in the cichlid fish Lamprologus brichardi: Their costs and benefits
- M. Taborsky
- Biology
- Animal Behaviour
- 1 November 1984
Helping' in birds and mammals involves seemingly altruistic behaviour. In the cichlid fish Lamprologus birchardi helpers are usually young of former broods staying in their parents' territories and… Expand
Animal personality due to social niche specialisation.
- R. Bergmüller, M. Taborsky
- Medicine, Biology
- Trends in ecology & evolution
- 1 September 2010
The existence of 'animal personality', i.e. consistent individual differences in behaviour across time and contexts, is an evolutionary puzzle that has recently generated considerable research… Expand
Correlates of group size in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish (Neolamprologus pulcher)
- Sigal Balshine, B. Leach, F. Neat, H. Reid, M. Taborsky, Noam Y. Werner
- Biology
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- 1 July 2001
Abstract. Neolamprologus pulcher, a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika, lives in permanent social groups comprising one breeding pair and helpers of both sexes. Variation in… Expand
The evolution of alternative reproductive tactics: concepts and questions
- M. Taborsky, R. F. Oliveira, H. Brockmann
- Biology
- 2008
Here we outline the meaning of the term alternative reproductive tactics, or ARTs, and discuss why the existence of ARTs is so widespread in animals. We ask what we need to know to understand the… Expand
What sets the odds of winning and losing?
- C. Rutte, M. Taborsky, M. W. Brinkhof
- Biology, Medicine
- Trends in ecology & evolution
- 2006
Social experience influences the outcome of conflicts such that winners are more likely to win again and losers will more likely lose again, even against different opponents. Although winner and… Expand
Helpers in fish
- M. Taborsky, Dominique Limberger
- Biology
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- 1 April 1981
SummaryField data show that in the cichlid fish Lamprologus brichardi conspecifics other than the reproducing pair help in brood care and territory maintenance. The expected degree of relatedness… Expand
Alternative reproductive tactics : an integrative approach
- R. F. Oliveira, M. Taborsky, H. Brockmann
- Biology
- 2008
Preface Rui F. Oliveira, Michael Taborsky and H. Jane Brockmann 1. The evolution of alternative mating tactics: concepts and questions Michael Taborsky, Rui F. Oliveira and H. Jane Brockmann Part I.… Expand
Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality
- Patrick Abbot, Jun Abe, +134 authors A. Zink
- Biology, Medicine
- Nature
- 24 March 2011
Arising from M. A. Nowak, C. E. Tarnita & E. O. Wilson 466, 1057–1062 (2010)10.1038/nature09205; Nowak et al. replyNowak et al. argue that inclusive fitness theory has been of little value in… Expand