Zachary D Hager

The effect of environmental enrichment on social dominance and welfare in a cichlid fish

This study examines how varying environmental enrichment complexity affects social dominance and welfare in cichlid fish, finding minimal welfare impact but reduced physiological and behavioral differences between dominant and subordinate males.

Territory proximity influences aggression and modulates the relationship between social dominance and oxidative stress in a highly social African cichlid fish

The study manipulates territorial proximity in cichlid fish to examine its effects on aggression and the relationship between social dominance and oxidative stress.