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Gen Comp Endocrinol

Title:		Chemical communication in tilapia: a comparison of Oreochromis mossambicus with O. niloticus
Author(s):		Hubbard PC; Mota VC; Keller-Costa T; da Silva JP; Canario AV;
Address:		"CCMAR-Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, 8500-139 Faro, Portugal. Electronic address: phubbard@ualg.pt. CCMAR-Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, 8500-139 Faro, Portugal; Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. CCMAR-Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, 8500-139 Faro, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Evora, Evora, Portugal. Faculdade de Ciencia e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal. CCMAR-Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, 8500-139 Faro, Portugal"
Journal Title:		Gen Comp Endocrinol
Year:		2014
Volume:		20140627
Issue:
Page Number:		13 - 20
DOI:		10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.06.022
ISSN/ISBN:		1095-6840 (Electronic) 0016-6480 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In allopatric speciation species differentiation generally results from different selective pressures in different environments, and identifying the traits responsible helps to understand the isolation mechanism(s) involved. Male Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) use urine to signal dominance; furthermore, 5beta-pregnane-3alpha,17,20beta-triol-3alpha-glucuronide (and its alpha-epimer, 5beta-pregnane-3alpha,17,20alpha-triol-3alpha-glucuronide), in their urine is a potent pheromone, the concentration of which is correlated with social status. The Nile tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) is a close relative; species divergence probably resulted from geographical separation around 6 million years ago. This raises the question of whether the two species use similar urinary chemical cues during reproduction. The olfactory potency of urine, and crude extracts, from either species was assessed by the electro-olfactogram and the presence of the steroid glucuronides in urine from the Nile tilapia by liquid-chromatography/mass-spectrometry. Both species showed similar olfactory sensitivity to urine and respective extracts from either species, and similar sensitivity to the steroid glucuronides. 5beta-Pregnan-3alpha,17alpha,20beta-triol-3alpha-glucuronide was present at high concentrations (approaching 0.5mM) in urine from Nile tilapia, with 5beta-pregnan-3alpha,17alpha,20alpha-triol-3alpha-glucuronide present at lower concentrations, similar to the Mozambique tilapia. Both species also had similar olfactory sensitivity to estradiol-3-glucuronide, a putative urinary cue from females. Together, these results support the idea that reproductive chemical cues have not been subjected to differing selective pressure. Whether these chemical cues have the same physiological and behavioural roles in O. niloticus as O. mossambicus remains to be investigated"
Keywords:		"Animals Chromatography, Liquid Estradiol/*analogs & derivatives/urine Female Male Mass Spectrometry Olfactory Bulb/*physiology Pregnanes/*urine Reproduction/*physiology Smell/*physiology Tilapia/classification/*physiology/*urine Cichlid Olfaction Pheromon;"
Notes:		"MedlineHubbard, Peter C Mota, Vasco C Keller-Costa, Tina da Silva, Jose Paulo Canario, Adelino V M eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2014/07/01 Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2014 Oct 1; 207:13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.06.022. Epub 2014 Jun 27"