TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Experimental evidence that ovary and oviducal gland extracts influence male agonistic behavior in squids
JO  - Biological bulletin
A1  - Buresch, Kendra C.
A1  - Boal, Jean G.
A1  - Nagle, Gregg T.
A1  - Knowles, Jamie
A1  - Nobuhara, Robert
A1  - Sweeney, Kate
A1  - Hanlon, Roger T.
SP  - 1
EP  - 3
VL  - 206
IS  - 1
N2  - Recent investigations of sensory and behavioral cues that initiate sexual selection processes in the squid Loligo pealeii have determined that egg capsules deposited on the substrate provide a strong visual and chemotactile stimulus to males, even in the absence of females (1, 2, 3). The visual stimulus of egg capsules attracts males to the eggs, and when the males touch the eggs, they encounter a chemical stimulus that leads to highly aggressive fighting behavior. We have recently demonstrated that egg capsule extracts implanted in artificial egg capsules elicit this aggressive behavior (4). In this communication, we present evidence that the salient chemical factor originates in the ovary and perhaps the oviducal gland of the female reproductive tract.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0006-3185
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -