Thermal challenge (Inchaurregui et al. 2025)

We evaluated whether increasing water temperature affects the behavioral responses of swimming activity, aggressiveness, capture attempts, prey consumed, and foraging efficiency of the Mexican mojarra and the invasive convict cichlid fish, and whether it differentially affects these cichlid species. This is the first study to evaluate and compare the effects of increased habitat temperature on the behavior of a native cichlid and an invasive cichlid.

本研究评估了水温升高是否会对墨西哥莫加拉鱼（Mexican mojarra）与入侵性九间始丽鱼（convict cichlid）的游泳活动、攻击性、捕食尝试、摄食猎物量及觅食效率等行为响应产生影响，同时探究水温升高对这两种慈鲷（cichlid）的影响是否存在物种间差异。本研究为首次针对栖息地水温升高对本土慈鲷与入侵慈鲷的行为影响开展评估与对比的学术研究。