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Tilapia rendalli of Lake Malawi dig large tunnels in their nests and practise communal care of young. Both these traits are considered to be antipredator adaptations.
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Ribbink, A.J., Marsh, A.C. & Marsh, B.A. Nest-building and communal care of young byTilapia rendalli dumeril (pisces, cichlidae) in Lake Malawi. Environ Biol Fish 6, 219–222 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002787
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