Identify of a tilapia pheromone released by dominant males that primes females for reproduction

Knowledge of the chemical identity and role of urinary pheromones in fish is scarce, yet necessary to understand the integration of multiple senses in adaptive responses and the evolution of chemical communication. In nature, Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) males form hierarchies and females mate preferentially with dominant territorial males which they visit in aggregations or leks.

Keywords

Male Tilapia Pheromone

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5029

Citation

Keller-Costa, Tina, Hubbard, Peter C., Paetz, Christian, Nakamura, Yoko, Silva José P. da, Rato, Ana, Barata, Eduardo N., Schneider, Bernd e Canario, Adelino V.M. 2014. "⁯Identity of a tilapia pheromone released by dominant males that primes females for reproduction", Current Biology.