Mužjaci ribe Poecilia mexicana ne raspoznaju receptivne ženke bez tjelesnog kontakta

Authors and affiliation

• M. Plath
• K. Wiedemann
• J. Parzefall

Abstract

We investigated the preference of Cave molly males to associate with a receptive or a non-receptive female while body contact was prevented but water-borne cues were allowed to reach the male. Both in light and in darkness, males did not prefer the receptive female. Water-borne chemical cues (pheromones) seem to be absent or they are not detected/used by males, respectively.

Keywords

Poeciliidae, sexual cycle, pheromones, cave fish

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