Endocrine disrupting effects on the nesting behaviour of male three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus L

The analysis of patterns of temporal variability in the nesting behaviour of male three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus exposed to the synthetic oestrogen, 17β‐ethinylestradiol, revealed immediate, but transient, treatment‐related effects. Glueing frequency and time spent near nest were si...

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Published inJournal of fish biology Vol. 68; no. 6; pp. 1883 - 1890
Main Authors Brian, J. V., Augley, J. J., Braithwaite, V. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK; Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2006
Blackwell
Subjects
Agnatha. Pisces
androgen
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
endocrine disruption
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Marine
nesting behaviour
oestrogen
spiggin
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
Nesting
oestrogen
nesting behaviour
Reproduction
Vertebrata
androgen
spiggin
Pisces
Male
Biology
Gasterosteus aculeatus
endocrine disruption
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Summary:The analysis of patterns of temporal variability in the nesting behaviour of male three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus exposed to the synthetic oestrogen, 17β‐ethinylestradiol, revealed immediate, but transient, treatment‐related effects. Glueing frequency and time spent near nest were significantly reduced in exposed fish at the beginning of the experiment. The expression of these behaviours subsequently recovered and there was no effect of treatment on nest building success.
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ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.01053.x