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The role of male visual and chemical cues on the activation of female courtship behaviour in the sex-role reversed peacock blenny

dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, David
dc.contributor.authorBarata, Eduardo Nuno
dc.contributor.authorCanário, Adelino V. M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-11T19:52:59Z
dc.date.available2012-04-11T19:52:59Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractChemical cues during courtship in peacock blenny Salaria pavo did not add significantly to the response of visual stimuli and females did not court when a male was not visible. The results showed that female S. pavo courtship behaviour was elicited exclusively by male visual features and not by a multicomponent signal in different sensory modalities. The time spent by females courting the male and exhibiting the nuptial colouration during visual trials correlated with the size of the male’s crest, suggesting a signalling function for this trait. Alternative hypothesis for the function of the putative pheromones released by the male’s anal gland are discussed. Evidence that female sexual motivation decreases towards the end of the breeding season is also provided, which should be considered in future mate choice experiments.por
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Fish Biology, 61, 96-105por
dc.identifier.issn0022-1112
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1316
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.subjectPheromonepor
dc.subjectVisual cuespor
dc.subjectChemical cuespor
dc.subjectSalaria pavopor
dc.subjectPeacock blennypor
dc.subjectMulticomponent signalspor
dc.titleThe role of male visual and chemical cues on the activation of female courtship behaviour in the sex-role reversed peacock blennypor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAmsterdampor
oaire.citation.endPage105por
oaire.citation.startPage96por
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Fish Biologypor
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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