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Male primer endocrine responses to preovulatory female cyprinids under natural conditions in Sweden

Abstract

This study investigated two related aspects of male-female reproductive interactions in the family Cyprinidae: (1) whether ovulating female rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus (subfamily Leuciscinae) induce endocrine and gonadal priming responses in conspecific males, a phenomenon which has been described only in species from the subfamily Cyprininae such as goldfish, Carassius auratus, crucian carp Carassius carassius and common carp, Cyprinus …

Authors

Stacey NE; Van Der Kraak GJ; Olsén KH

Journal

Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 80, No. 1, pp. 147–165

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

1 2012

DOI

10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03162.x

ISSN

0022-1112