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Horm Behav

Title:		Endocrine changes associated with spawning behavior in male kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) and the effects of anosmia
Author(s):		Liley NR; Olsen KH; Foote CJ; Van der Kraak GJ;
Address:		"Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada"
Journal Title:		Horm Behav
Year:		1993
Volume:		27
Issue:		4
Page Number:		470 - 487
DOI:		10.1006/hbeh.1993.1034
ISSN/ISBN:		0018-506X (Print) 0018-506X (Linking)
Abstract:		"This study examines the relationship between social status, behavioral activity, and hormone levels through the spawning cycle in male kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Shortly after arrival at the spawning grounds, male kokanee undergo dramatic changes in morphological and physiological condition: there is an increase in body depth, a bright silvery appearance is replaced by an intense red coloration, and spermiation commences. Males become associated with nesting females which they defend against other males. The androgens, testosterone and 11-ketotestosterone, decline slowly over the spawning period from high levels observed in the silvery males; gonadotropin (GtH II) and 17 alpha, 20 beta-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one increase as males approach final maturation. Androgen and GtH levels in males placed in pens with females over the spawning bed were higher than those in males penned without females. Among males competing for females, amounts of milt and plasma concentrations of GtH were higher in those males that were successful in gaining access to nesting females. A marked reduction in milt and plasma hormones following cauterization of the olfactory nares indicates that olfactory stimuli play a role in mediating endocrine and spermiation responses to the nesting females. Anosmic males were less vigorous and persistent in their courtship, suggesting that, either a female pheromone and/or high levels of hormone are necessary to maintain full reproductive behavior in male kokanee. The role of socially induced hormone changes in modulating reproductive behavior is discussed"
Keywords:		"Animals Female Gonadal Steroid Hormones/physiology Male Oncorhynchus/*physiology Sex Attractants/physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology Smell/*physiology Social Dominance Social Environment Spermatogenesis/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineLiley, N R Olsen, K H Foote, C J Van der Kraak, G J eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 1993/12/01 Horm Behav. 1993 Dec; 27(4):470-87. doi: 10.1006/hbeh.1993.1034"