Further investigations on the effects of salinity on growth in Florida red tilapia: evidence for the influence of behavior

Abstract

In experiments on growth of Florida red tilapia (an Oreochromis urolepis hornorum - O. mossambicus hybrid) at different salinities, observations on the frequency of agonistic encounters among fish and on the incidence of fish with damaged fins (due to agonistic encounters) suggests that growth response to salinity is influenced by inhibitory effects of territorial aggression, which is mitigated by increasing salinity.