ABSTRACT
In his seminal review of reproductive competition and cooperation in fishes, Taborsky (1994) exhaustively summarized the then-existing data on the various forms of reproductive competition and cooperation among males. Taborsky described a number of different patterns of reproductive
competition, including group spawning, nest takeovers, piracy (temporary nest takeovers during the period of spawning), and interception or female theft. For the present discussion, we will limit ourselves to what have become known as 'alternative reproductive tactics'.
