Re: Nothos and turbidity

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at cornell_edu>]

See my response, already posted. I believe this often stated hypothesis is 
not supported by field experience. I would like to see what observational 
evidence there is to support it. I think it is one of those theories that 
has been thrown out without supportive evidence and that has become 
embedded in the hobby.

Barry

At 06:28 PM 6/5/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> An article some time ago (my excuse 'cause I can't remember when) showed
> that reds/ oranges are more visible in turbid water than other colours. With
> nothos this enables females to find males. (I quote, sort of.)
> Dave Wood,
> BKA 550
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> > Is there a correlation between the intensity in the coloration of
> > Nothobranchius males and the turbidity of the water in which they are
> > collected in?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
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Barry J. Cooper, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Adjunct faculty, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Home address: 27505 Riggs Hill Rd., Sweet Home, OR 97386 (bjc3 at cornell_edu)


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