Fluoxetine treatment decreases territorial aggression in a coral reef fish

• Published in: Physiology & behavior Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 719 - 724
• Main Authors: Perreault, Heidi A.N, Semsar, Katharine, Godwin, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Elsevier Inc 01.09.2003; New York, NY Elsevier
• Subjects: Aggression; Aggression - drug effects; Aggression - physiology; Agnatha and pisces; Animal ethology; Animals; Behavioral psychophysiology; Biological and medical sciences; Fluoxetine; Fluoxetine - pharmacology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Male; Neurotransmission and behavior; Perciformes - physiology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Serotonin; Serotonin - metabolism; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - pharmacology; SSRI; Teleost; Territoriality; Thalassoma bifasciatum; Vertebrata; Central America; United States Virgin Islands; America; West Indies; Teleost; SSRI; Serotonin; Aggression; Fluoxetine; Intraspecific relation; Labridae; Reuptake inhibitor; Intruder; Marine environment; Vertebrata; Territorial behavior; Social dominance; Social interaction; Pisces; Thalassoma bifasciatum; Neurotransmitter; Aggressiveness; Field study

Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter in the regulation of social interactions in many animals. Correlative studies in numerous vertebrate species, including fishes, indicate that aggressive males have lower relative serotonergic activity than less aggressive males. We used fluoxetine, a select...